. His Wanyapara had been despised, and I had been most unjustly
treated. Upon this the old chief hung down his head, and said it touched
his heart more than words could tell to hear my complaint, for until I
came that way no one had come, and I had paid him handsomely. He fully
appreciated the good service I had done to him and his country by
opening a road which all caravans for the future would follow if
property dealt with. Having two heads in a country was a most dangerous
thing, but it could not be helped for the present, as his hands were
too completely occupied already. There were Rohinda, the Watuta, and
M'yonga, whom he must settle with before he could attend to Ruhe; but
when he was free, then Ruhe should know who was the chief. To bring the
matter to a climax, Mrs. Lumeresi then said she ought to have something,
because Ruhe was her son, whilst Lumeresi was only her second husband
and consort, for Ruhe was born to her by her former husband. She
therefore was queen.

Difficulties now commenced again (28th). All the Wanguana struck, and
said they would go no further. I argued--they argued; they wanted more
pay--I would not give more. Bombay, who appeared the only one of my men
anxious to go on with Grant and myself, advised me to give in, else they
would all run away, he said. I still stuck out, saying that if they did
go, they should be seized on the coast and cast into jail for desertion.
I had sent for fifty more men on the same terms as themselves, and
nothing in the world would make me alter what had been established at
the British Consulate. There all their engagements were written down in
the office-book, and the Consul was our judge.

29th to 4th.--This shut them up, but at night two of them deserted; the
Wanyamuezi porters also deserted, and I had to find more. Whilst this
was going on, I wrote letters and packed up my specimens, and sent them
back by my late valet, Rahan, who also got orders to direct Sheikh Said
to seize the two men who deserted, and take them down chained to
the coast when he went there. On the 4th, Lumeresi was again greatly
perplexed by his sovereign Rohinda calling on him for some cloths; he
must have thirty at least, else he would not give up Lumeresi's son.
Further, he commanded in a bullying tone that all the Wahuma who were
with Lumeresi should be sent to him at once, adding, at the same time,
if his royal mandate was not complied with as soon as he expected, he
would at onc