It is called an Arab child, and sold to the first Arab, or even left at his door.

This is the only case the Arabs know of child-selling.

Speke had only two Beluch soldiers with him, and the idea that they loaded themselves with infants, at once stamps the tale as fabulous.

He may have seen one sold, an extremely rare and exceptional case; but the inferences drawn are just like that of the Frenchman who thought the English so partial to suicide in November, that they might be seen suspended from trees in the common highways.
In crossing Tanganyika three several times I was detained at the islet Kasenge about ten weeks in all.

On each occasion Arab traders were present, all eager to buy slaves, but none were offered, and they assured me that they had never seen the habit alleged to exist by Speke, though they had heard of the "unlucky" cases referred to.