It does not, it is said, diminish in size so far, but by bearings protracted it is two miles wide.
_18th May, 1867._--Return to Mokambola's village, and leave for Chitimba's.

Baraka stopped behind at the village, and James ran away to him, leaving his bundle, containing three chronometers, in the path: I sent back for them, and James came up in the evening; he had no complaint, and no excuse to make.

The two think it will be easy to return to their own country by begging, though they could not point it out to me when we were much nearer to where it is supposed to be.
_19th May, 1867._--Where we were brought to a standstill was miserably cold (55 deg.), so we had prayers and went on S.and S.W.to the village of Chisaka.
_20th May, 1867._--Chitimba's village was near in the same direction; here we found a large party of Arabs, mostly black Suahelis.

They occupied an important portion of the stockaded village, and when I came in, politely showed me to a shed where they are in the habit of meeting.

After explaining whence I had come, I showed them the Sultan's letter.