Rumanika, indeed! who cared about Rumanika?
Was not Mtesa the king of the country, to do as he liked?
and we all laughed.
Then the king, swelling with pride, asked me whom I liked best--Rumanika or himself,--an awkward question, which I disposed of by saying I liked Rumanika very much because he spoke well, and was very communicative; but I also liked Mtesa, because his habits were much like my own--fond of shooting and roaming about; whilst he had learned so many things from my teaching, I must ever feel a yearning towards him.
With much satisfaction I felt that my business was now done; for Budja was appointed to escort us to Unyoro, and Jumba to prepare us boats, that we might go all the way to Kamrasi's by water.

Viarungi made a petition, on Rumanika's behalf, for an army of Waganda to go to Karague, and fight the refractory brother, Rogero; but this was refused, on the plea that the whole army was out fighting at the present moment.

The court then broke up and we went home.
To keep the king up to the mark, and seal our passage, in the evening I took a Lancaster rifle, with ammunition, and the iron chair he formerly asked for, as a parting present, to the palace, but did not find him, as he had gone out shooting with his brothers.
4th .-- Grant and I now called together on the king to present the rifle, chair, and ammunition, as we could not thank him in words sufficiently for the favour he had done us in granting the road through Unyoro.

I said the parting gift was not half as much as I should like to have been able to give; but we hoped, on reaching Gani, to send Petherick up to him with everything that he could desire.

We regretted we had no more powder or shot, as what was intended, and actually placed out expressly to be presented on this occasion, was stolen.