He yielded at last.

I had a very superior London-made gun, the gift of Lieutenant Arkwright, on which I placed the greatest value, both on account of the donor and the impossibility of my replacing it.
Lechulatebe fell violently in love with it, and offered whatever number of elephants' tusks I might ask for it.

I too was enamored with Sebituane; and as he promised in addition that he would furnish Mrs.
Livingstone with meat all the time of my absence, his arguments made me part with the gun.

Though he had no ivory at the time to pay me, I felt the piece would be well spent on those terms, and delivered it to him.
All being ready for our departure, I took Mrs.Livingstone about six miles from the town, that she might have a peep at the broad part of the lake.

Next morning we had other work to do than part, for our little boy and girl were seized with fever.