On Resuming Our March, A Bird, Called Khongota, Flew Across Our
Path; Seeing Which, Old Nasib, Beaming With Joy, In His
Superstitious Belief Cried Out With Delight, "Ah, Look At That
Good Omen!
- Now our journey will be sure to be prosperous."
After fording the stream, we sat down to rest, and were visited
by all the inhabitants, who were more naked than any people we
had yet seen.
All the maidens, even at the age of puberty, did
not hesitate to stand boldly in front of us - for evil thoughts
were not in their minds. From this we rose over a stony hill to
the settlement of Vihembe, which, being the last on the Usui
frontier, induced me to give our guides three wires each, and
four yards of bindera, which Nasib said was their proper fee.
Here Bombay's would-be, but disappointed, father-in-law sent
after us to say that he required a hongo; Suwarora had never
given his sanction to our quitting his country; his hongo even
was not settled. He wished, moreover, particularly to see us;
and if we did not return in a friendly manner, an army would
arrest our march immediately.
Chapter VIII
Karague
Relief from Protectors and Pillagers - The Scenery and Geology -
Meeting with the Friendly King Rumanika - His Hospitalities and
Attention - His Services to the Expedition - Philosophical and
Theological Inquiries - The Royal Family of Karague - The M-Fumbiro
Mountain - Navigation of "The Little Windermere" - The New-Moon
Levee - Rhinoceros and Hippopotamus Hunting - Measurement of a
Fattened Queen - Political Polygamy - Christmas - Rumours of
Petherick's Expedition - Arrangements to meet it - March to Uganda.
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