Here 500 at least of Nsama's people stood on the opposite shore to know what we wanted.

Two fathoms of calico were sent over, and then I and thirty guns went over to protect the people in the ford: as we approached they retired.

I went to them, and told them that I had been to Nsama's, and he gave me a goat and food, and we were good friends: some had seen me there, and they now crowded to look till the Arabs thought it unsafe for me to be among them: if I had come with bared skin they would have fled.

All became friendly: an elephant was killed, and we remained two days buying food.

We passed down between the ranges of hills on the east of Moero, the path we followed when we first visited Casembe.
_20th and 21st October, 1868._--From the Luao I went over to the chief village of Muabo, and begged him to show me the excavations in his country: he declined, by saying that I came from a crowd of people, and must go to Kabwabwata, and wait awhile there, meanwhile he would think what he should do, whether to refuse or invite me to come.