Level Plains--Vultures and other Birds--Diversity of Color in Flowers of the same Species--The Sundew--Twenty- seventh Attack of Fever--A River which flows in opposite Directions--Lake Dilolo the Watershed between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans--Position of Rocks--Sir Roderick Murchison's Explanation--Characteristics of the Rainy Season in connection with the Floods of the Zambesi and the Nile--Probable Reason of Difference in Amount of Rain South and North of the Equator--Arab Reports of Region east of Londa--Probable Watershed of the Zambesi and the Nile--Lake Dilolo--Reach Katema's Town: his renewed Hospitality; desire to appear like a White Man; ludicrous Departure--Jackdaws--Ford southern Branch of Lake Dilolo--Small Fish--Project for a Makololo Village near the Confluence of the Leeba and the Leeambye-- Hearty Welcome from Shinte--Kolimbota's Wound--Plant-seeds and Fruit-trees brought from Angola--Masiko and Limboa's Quarrel-- Nyamoana now a Widow--Purchase Canoes and descend the Leeba-- Herds of wild Animals on its Banks--Unsuccessful Buffalo- hunt--Frogs--Sinbad and the Tsetse--Dispatch a Message to Manenko--Arrival of her Husband Sambanza--The Ceremony called Kasendi--Unexpected Fee for performing a surgical Operation-- Social Condition of the Tribes--Desertion of Mboenga-- Stratagem of Mambowe Hunters--Water-turtles--Charged by a Buffalo--Reception from the People of Libonta--Explain the Causes of our long Delay--Pitsane's Speech--Thanksgiving Services--Appearance of my "Braves"-- Wonderful Kindness of the People.
Chapter 25.

Colony of Birds called Linkololo--The Village of Chitlane--Murder of Mpololo's Daughter--Execution of the Murderer and his Wife--My Companions find that their Wives have married other Husbands--Sunday--A Party from Masiko-- Freedom of Speech--Canoe struck by a Hippopotamus--Gonye-- Appearance of Trees at the end of Winter--Murky Atmosphere-- Surprising Amount of organic Life--Hornets--The Packages forwarded by Mr.Moffat--Makololo Suspicions and Reply to the Matebele who brought them--Convey the Goods to an Island and build a Hut over them--Ascertain that Sir R.Murchison had recognized the true Form of African Continent--Arrival at Linyanti--A grand Picho--Shrewd Inquiry--Sekeletu in his Uniform--A Trading-party sent to Loanda with Ivory--Mr.
Gabriel's Kindness to them--Difficulties in Trading--Two Makololo Forays during our Absence--Report of the Country to the N.E .-- Death of influential Men--The Makololo desire to be nearer the Market--Opinions upon a Change of Residence-- Climate of Barotse Valley--Diseases--Author's Fevers not a fair Criterion in the Matter--The Interior an inviting Field for the Philanthropist--Consultations about a Path to the East Coast--Decide on descending North Bank of Zambesi--Wait for the Rainy Season--Native way of spending Time during the period of greatest Heat--Favorable Opening for Missionary Enterprise--Ben Habib wishes to marry--A Maiden's Choice-- Sekeletu's Hospitality--Sulphureted Hydrogen and Malaria-- Conversations with Makololo--Their moral Character and Conduct--Sekeletu wishes to purchase a Sugar-mill, etc .-- The Donkeys--Influence among the Natives--"Food fit for a Chief"-- Parting Words of Mamire--Motibe's Excuses.
Chapter 26.

Departure from Linyanti--A Thunder-storm--An Act of genuine Kindness--Fitted out a second time by the Makololo-- Sail down the Leeambye--Sekote's Kotla and human Skulls; his Grave adorned with Elephants' Tusks--Victoria Falls--Native Names--Columns of Vapor--Gigantic Crack--Wear of the Rocks-- Shrines of the Barimo--"The Pestle of the Gods"-- Second Visit to the Falls--Island Garden--Store-house Island--Native Diviners--A European Diviner--Makololo Foray--Marauder to be fined--Mambari--Makololo wish to stop Mambari Slave-trading-- Part with Sekeletu--Night Traveling--River Lekone--Ancient fresh-water Lakes--Formation of Lake Ngami--Native Traditions-- Drainage of the Great Valley--Native Reports of the Country to the North--Maps--Moyara's Village--Savage Customs of the Batoka--A Chain of Trading Stations--Remedy against Tsetse-- "The Well of Joy"-- First Traces of Trade with Europeans-- Knocking out the front Teeth--Facetious Explanation-- Degradation of the Batoka--Description of the Traveling Party-- Cross the Unguesi--Geological Formation--Ruins of a large Town--Productions of the Soil similar to those in Angola-- Abundance of Fruit.
Chapter 27.

Low Hills--Black Soldier-Ants; their Cannibalism-- The Plasterer and its Chloroform--White Ants; their Usefulness--Mutokwane-smoking; its Effects--Border Territory-- Healthy Table-lands--Geological Formation--Cicadae--Trees-- Flowers--River Kalomo--Physical Conformation of Country-- Ridges, sanatoria--A wounded Buffalo assisted--Buffalo-bird-- Rhinoceros-bird--Leaders of Herds--The Honey-guide--The White Mountain--Mozuma River--Sebituane's old Home--Hostile Village-- Prophetic Phrensy--Food of the Elephant--Ant-hills--Friendly Batoka--Clothing despised--Method of Salutation--Wild Fruits-- The Captive released--Longings for Peace--Pingola's Conquests-- The Village of Monze--Aspect of the Country--Visit from the Chief Monze and his Wife--Central healthy Locations--Friendly Feelings of the People in reference to a white Resident-- Fertility of the Soil--Bashukulompo Mode of dressing their Hair--Gratitude of the Prisoner we released--Kindness and Remarks of Monze's Sister--Dip of the Rocks--Vegetation-- Generosity of the Inhabitants--Their Anxiety for Medicine-- Hooping-cough--Birds and Rain.
Chapter 28.

Beautiful Valley--Buffalo--My young Men kill two Elephants--The Hunt--Mode of measuring Height of live Elephants--Wild Animals smaller here than in the South, though their Food is more abundant--The Elephant a dainty Feeder-- Semalembue--His Presents--Joy in prospect of living in Peace-- Trade--His People's way of wearing their Hair--Their Mode of Salutation--Old Encampment--Sebituane's former Residence--Ford of Kafue--Hippopotami--Hills and Villages--Geological Formation--Prodigious Quantities of large Game--Their Tameness--Rains--Less Sickness than in the Journey to Loanda-- Reason--Charge from an Elephant--Vast Amount of animal Life on the Zambesi--Water of River discolored--An Island with Buffaloes and Men on it--Native Devices for killing Game-- Tsetse now in Country--Agricultural Industry--An Albino murdered by his Mother--"Guilty of Tlolo"-- Women who make their Mouths "like those of Ducks"-- First Symptom of the Slave-trade on this side--Selole's Hostility--An armed Party hoaxed--An Italian Marauder slain--Elephant's Tenacity of Life--A Word to young Sportsmen--Mr.Oswell's Adventure with an Elephant; narrow Escape--Mburuma's Village--Suspicious Conduct of his People--Guides attempt to detain us--The Village and People of Ma Mburuma--Character our Guides give of us.
Chapter 29.