The canoes were poor leaky affairs, and so low in parts of the gunwale, that the paddlers were afraid to follow the channel when it crossed the river, lest the waves might swamp us.

A rough sea is dreaded by all these inland canoe-men; but though timid, they are by no means unskilful at their work.

The ocean rather astonished them afterwards; and also the admirable way that the Nyassa men managed their canoes on a rough lake, and even amongst the breakers, where no small boat could possibly live.
On the night of the 17th we slept on the left bank of the Majeele, after having had all the men ferried across.

An ox was slaughtered, and not an ounce of it was left next morning.

Our two young Makololo companions, Maloka and Ramakukane, having never travelled before, naturally clung to some of the luxuries they had been accustomed to at home.