we thought
of Suwarora, and the reception we had met with in Usui. When this was
explained to him, I showed him that it was for the interest of his
own kingdom to keep a check on Suwarora, whose exorbitant taxations
prevented the Arabs from coming to see him and bringing things from all
parts of the world. He made inquiries for the purpose of knowing how we
found our way all over the world; for on the former expedition a letter
had come to him for Musa, who no sooner read it than he said I had
called him and he must leave, as I was bound for Ujiji.

This of course led to a long story, describing the world, the
proportions of land and water, and the power of ships, which conveyed
even elephants and rhinoceros--in fact, all the animals in the world--to
fill our menageries at home,--etc., etc.; as well as the strange
announcement that we lived to the northward, and had only come this way
because his friend Musa had assured me without doubt that he would give
us the road on through Uganda. Time flew like magic, the king's mind was
so quick and enquiring; but as the day was wasting away, he generously
gave us our option to choose a place for our residence in or out of his
palace, and allowed us time to select one. We found the view overlooking
the lake to be so charming, that we preferred camping outside, and
set our men at once to work cutting sticks and long grass to erect
themselves sheds.

One of the young princes--for the king ordered them all to be constantly
in attendance on us--happening to see me sit on an iron chair, rushed
back to his father and told him about it. This set all the royals in the
palace in a state of high wonder, and ended by my getting a summons to
show off the white man sitting on his throne; for of course I could only
be, as all of them called me, a king of great dignity, to indulge in
such state. Rather reluctantly I did as I was bid, and allowed myself
once more to be dragged into court. Rumanika, as gentle as ever, then
burst into a fresh fit of merriment, and after making sundry enlightened
remarks of enquire, which of course were responded to with the greatest
satisfaction, finished off by saying, with a very expressive shake
of the head, "Oh, these Wazungu, these Wazungu! they know and do
everything."

I then put in a word for myself. Since we had entered Karague we never
could get one drop of milk either for love or for money, and I wished
to know what motive the Wahuma had for withhold