and N.W., through forest and immense fields of cassava, some three years old, with roots as thick as a stout man's leg.
_8th September, 1869._--Across five rivers and through many villages.
The country is covered with ferns and gingers, and miles and miles of cassava.

On to village of Karun-gamagao.
_9th September, 1869._--Rest again to shoot meat, as elephants and buffaloes are very abundant: the Suaheli think that adultery is an obstacle to success in killing this animal: no harm can happen to him who is faithful to his wife, and has the proper charms inserted under the skin of his forearms.
_10th September, 1869._--North and north-west, over four rivers, and.
past the village of Makala, to near that of Pyana-mosinde.
_12th September, 1869._--We had wandered, and now came back to our path on hilly ground.

The days are sultry and smoking.

We came to some villages of Pyana-mosinde; the population prodigiously large.

A sword was left at the camp, and at once picked up; though the man was traced to a village it was refused, till he accidentally cut his foot with it, and became afraid that worse would follow, elsewhere it would have been given up at once: Pyana-mosinde came out and talked very sensibly.
_13th September, 1869._--Along towards the Moloni or Mononi; cross seven rills.