I disabused their minds about rain-making prayers, and found the headman intelligent.
I did not intend to notice the Lokuzhwa, it is such a contemptible little rill, and not at present running; but in going to our next point, Mpande's village, we go along its valley, and cross it several times, as it makes for the Loangwa in the north.

The valley is of rich dark red loam, and so many lilies of the Amaryllis kind have established themselves as completely to mask the colour of the soil.
They form a covering of pure white where the land has been cleared by the hoe.

As we go along this valley to the Loangwa, we descend in altitude.

It is said to rise at "Nombe rume," as we formerly heard.
_27th November, 1866._--Zeore's people would not carry without prepayment, so we left our extra loads as usual and went on, sending men back for them: these, however, did not come till 27th, and then two of my men got fever.

I groan in spirit, and do not know how to make our gear into nine loads only.