The boys alone have blankets; so I told him these were not slaves, and I could not take from them what I had once given.
Though it is disagreeable to be thus victimized, it is the first time we have tasted fat for six weeks and more.
_6th February, 1867._--Chitapangwa came with his wife to see the instruments which I explained to them as well as I could, and the books, as well as the Book of Books, and to my statements he made intelligent remarks.

The boys are sorely afraid of him.

When Abraham does not like to say what I state, he says to me "I don't know the proper word;" but when I speak without him, he soon finds them.

He and Simon thought that talking in a cringing manner was the way to win him over, so I let them try it with a man he sent to communicate with us, and the result was this fellow wanted to open their bundles, pulled them about, and kept them awake most of the night.

Abraham came at night: "Sir, what shall I do?
they won't let me sleep." "You have had your own way," I replied, "and must abide by it." He brought them over to me in the morning, but I soon dismissed both him and them.
_7th February, 1867._--I sent to the chief either to come to me or say Avhen I should come to him and talk; the answer I got was that he would come when shaved, but he afterwards sent a man to hear what I had to advance--this I declined, and when the rain ceased I went myself.
On coming into his hut I stated that I had given him four times the value of his cow, but if he thought otherwise, let us take the four cloths to his brother Moamba, and if he said that I had not given enough, I would buy a cow and send it back.