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for our men, and said that everything he possessed was 
at our disposal. The people were very orderly, quiet, 
and unobtrusive, and agreeably free from that native 
curiosity which, elsewhere, we had found so tiresome. 
The afternoon of our arrival was taken up by frequent 
audiences with Sina, who would stay an hour, and then 
depart, to refresh himself with pombe, but only to 
return for another hour’s chat; I think he looked 
upon us in the light of a set of new toys. We tried 
very hard to obtain information about the local moun¬ 
tain game and its whereabouts, but this was rather a 
difficult matter, as none of the interpreters seemed to 
know the Kiboso names of the animals. However, we 
made out that there were elephants and kudu within a 
two days’ march, higher up, and that there was also any 
amount of varied game two hours west of our camp. 
This was rather prettily situated on a grassy slope 
affording abundant pasture to numerous goats and 
sheep, and leading to a steep ravine that overlooked a 
small river. The surrounding slopes, above and below, 
were cultivated, while the forest in the far distance 
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formed a dark green frame to the general landscape. 
I w 7 as surprised to find that the women were not 
allowed to visit us; our camp was unadorned by the 
presence of feminine grace and beauty. 
We witnessed a native dance, in the evening, which 
must have involved veiy hard work, as it chiefly con¬ 
sisted in the dancers, who were stark naked, jumping 
as high as possible, with bodies rigid and heels kept 
close together, and wagging their heads as though they 
