My heart was ready to sink as I turned into bed, and I was driven to think of abandoning everybody who was not strong enough to go on with me carrying a load.
3d to 13th .-- Baraka, hearing I had arrived, then came back to me, and confirmed Musa's words.

The Arabs, too, came flocking in to beg, nay implore, me to help them out of their difficulties.

Many of them were absolutely ruined, they said; others had their houses full of stores unemployed.

At Ugogo those who wished to join them were unable to do so, for their porters, what few were left, were all dying of starvation; and at that moment Manua Sera was hovering about, shooting, both night and day, all the poor villagers in the district, or driving them away.

Would to God, they said, I would mediate for them with Manua Sera--they were sure I would be successful--and then they would give me as many armed men as I liked.