Sariama is Bin Habib's agent, and he gave us a basket of flour and leg of kid.

I sent a message to Mpweto, which he politely answered by saying that he had no food ready in his village, but if we waited two days he would have some prepared, and would then see us.

He knew what we should give him, and he need not tell us I met a man from Seskeke, left sick at Kirwa by Bin Habib and now with him here.
A very beautiful young woman came to look at us, perfect in every way, and nearly naked, but unconscious of indecency; a very Venus in black.
The light-grey, red-tailed parrot seen on the West Coast is common in Rua, and tamed by the natives.[62] _19th March, 1868._[63]--( Grant, Lord, grace to love Thee more and serve Thee better.) The favourite son of Mpweto called on us; his father is said to do nothing without consulting him; but he did not seem to be endowed with much wisdom.
_20th and 21st March, 1868._--Our interview was put off; and then a sight of the cloth we were to give was required.

I sent a good large cloth, and explained that we were nearly out of goods now, having been travelling two years, and were going to Ujiji to get more.

Mpweto had prepared a quantity of pombe, a basket of meal, and a goat; and when he looked at them and the cloth, he seemed to feel that it would be a poor bargain, so he sent to say that we had gone to Casembe and given him many cloths, and then to Muabo, and if I did not give another cloth he would not see me.