He lives on the opposite, or southern side, and there his territory is still more extensive.

We sent him a present from Senga, and were informed by a messenger next morning that he had a cough and could not come over to see us.

"And has his present a cough too," remarked one of our party, "that it does not come to us?
Is this the way your chief treats strangers, receives their present, and sends them no food in return ?" Our men thought Chikwanitsela an uncommonly stingy fellow; but, as it was possible that some of them might yet wish to return this way, they did not like to scold him more than this, which was sufficiently to the point.
Men and women were busily engaged in preparing the ground for the November planting.

Large game was abundant; herds of elephants and buffaloes came down to the river in the night, but were a long way off by daylight.

They soon adopt this habit in places where they are hunted.
The plains we travel over are constantly varying in breadth, according as the furrowed and wooded hills approach or recede from the river.