The rifle and ammunition we determined to present to his royal highness, and the beads were for his wives and courtiers.

We had already given a few to Infadoos and Scragga, and found that they were delighted with them, never having seen such things before.

At length we declared that we were ready, and guided by Infadoos, started off to the audience, Umbopa carrying the rifle and beads.
After walking a few hundred yards we came to an enclosure, something like that surrounding the huts which had been allotted to us, only fifty times as big, for it could not have covered less than six or seven acres of ground.

All round the outside fence stood a row of huts, which were the habitations of the king's wives.

Exactly opposite the gateway, on the further side of the open space, was a very large hut, built by itself, in which his majesty resided.