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The Discovery of the Source of the Nile

CHAPTER XIV
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In the evening pages informed me that Grant had arrived at N'yama Goma, one march distant.
25th .-- I prepared twenty men, with a quarter of mutton for Grant to help him on the way, but they could not go without a native officer, lest they should be seized, and no officer would lead the way.

The king came shooting close to my hut and ordered me out.

I found him marching Rozaro about in custody with four other Wanyambo, who, detected plundering by Kitunzi, had set upon and beaten him severely.

The king, pointing them out to me, said, he did not like the system of plundering, and wished to know if it was the practice in Karague.

Of course I took the opportunity to renew my protest against the plundering system; but the king, changing the subject, told me the Wazungu were at Gani inquiring after us, and wishing to come here.


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