Sambanza knelt down in this manner till the son of Shinte had passed him.
We several times saw the woman who occupies the office of drawer of water for Shinte; she rings a bell as she passes along to give warning to all to keep out of her way; it would be a grave offense for any one to come near her, and exercise an evil influence by his presence on the drink of the chief.

I suspect that offenses of the slightest character among the poor are made the pretext for selling them or their children to the Mambari.

A young man of Lobale had fled into the country of Shinte, and located himself without showing himself to the chief.

This was considered an offense sufficient to warrant his being seized and offered for sale while we were there.

He had not reported himself, so they did not know the reason of his running away from his own chief, and that chief might accuse them of receiving a criminal.