A frying-pan full of these pieces having been got quickly ready, my men crowded about their father, and I handed some all round.
It was a strange sight to the Balonda, who were looking on, wondering.
I offered portions to them too, but these were declined, though they are excessively fond of a little animal food to eat with their vegetable diet.

They would not eat with us, but they would take the meat and cook it in their own way, and then use it.

I thought at one time that they had imported something from the Mohammedans, and the more especially as an exclamation of surprise, "Allah", sounds like the Illah of the Arabs; but we found, a little farther on, another form of salutation, of Christian ( ?) origin, "Ave-rie" (Ave Marie).

The salutations probably travel farther than the faith.

My people, when satisfied with a meal like that which they enjoy so often at home, amused themselves by an uproarious dance.