After the first formalities were over, the complaint about the officers at Sangua was preferred for decision, on which Pokino at once gave it against the villagers, as they had no right, by the laws of the land, to lay hands on a king's guest.

Just then Maula arrived, and began to abuse N'yamgundu.

Of course I would not stand this; and, after telling all the facts of the case, I begged Pokino to send Maula away out of my camp.

Pokino said he could not do this, as it was by the king's order he was appointed; but he put Maula in the background, laughing at the way he had "let the bird fly out of his hands," and settled that N'yamgundu should be my guide.

I then gave him a wire, and he gave me three large sheets of mbugu, which he said I should require, as there were so many water-courses to cross on the road I was going.
A second day's halt was necessitated by many of my men catching fever, probably owing to the constant crossing of those abominable rush-drains.
There was no want of food here, for I never saw such a profusion of plantains anywhere.