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regretful smile. “Well, child of the Baloza ! ” he 
said, with a sigh, “if you must go, you must, and I 
cannot prevent you. But you will promise to return, 
will you not ? And then, see what we will do 
together 55 —and he warmed to the theme as he talked ; 
—“ We will make a big shamba (plantation) and grow 
all the vegetables of Europe; we will trade for ivor y 
with the Masai; we will get rich together, eh?” 
Four months of Mandara’s society had taught me how 
illusory all his offers of partnership were. However, 
I soothed him with assurances that sooner or later I 
would reappear in Mosi and our relations should be 
renewed in a satisfactory manner. “ And you won’t 
forget to bring me an iron bedstead and an iron 
chair, like yours, and a European dog, will you ? ” I 
assented to all these requests, and ultimately our 
meeting broke up with much mutual friendliness. 
The next morning I bought some sheep and goats 
of Mandara, and bade him an affectionate farewell. 
Then, having made all due preparations, and taken a 
heartbreaking leave of my thriving plantations, where 
the beds of potatoes and trailing cucumbers looked so 
prosperous, I gazed for the last time at the country of 
Mosi, where I had made my home during four months, 
and then turned my back on Mandara and his kingdom, 
and set my face once more towards Taveita. 
