Everything that struck the eye was much admired and begged for, though nothing so much as my wideawake and mosquito-curtains; then, as the women were allowed to have a peep in and see Bana in his den, I gave them two sacks of beads, to make the visit profitable, the only alternative left me from being forced into inhospitality, for no one would drink from my cup.

Moreover, a present was demanded by the laws of the country.
The king, excitedly impatient, now led the way again, shooting hurry-scurry through my men's lines, which were much commented on as being different from Waganda hutting, on to the tall tree with the adjutant's nest.

One young bird was still living in it.

There was no shot, so bullets must be fired; and the cunning king, wishing to show off, desired me to fire simultaneously with himself.

We fired, but my bullet struck the bough the nest was resting on; we fired again, and the bullet passed through the nest without touching the bird.