Simon, a Nassick lad, for instance, overheard two words which he understood; these were "Mazitu" and "lipululu," or desert; and from these he conjured up a picture of Mazitu rushing out upon us from the jungle, and killing all without giving us time to say a word! To this he added scraps of distorted information: Khambuiri was a very bad chief in front, &c., all showing egregious cowardice; yet he came to give me advice.

On asking what he knew (as he could not speak the language), he replied that he heard the above two words, and that Chuma could not translate them, but he had caught them, and came to warn me.
The chief asked me to stay over to-day, and he would go with his wives to-morrow; I was his friend, and he would not see me in difficulties without doing his utmost.

He says that there is no danger of our not finding people for carrying loads.

It is probable that Khambuiri's people went as marauders, and were beaten off in consequence.
_6th October, 1866._--We marched about seven miles to the north to a village opposite the pass Tapiri, and on a rivulet, Godedza.

It was very hot.