brought them--Convey the Goods to an Island and
build a Hut over them--Ascertain that Sir R. Murchison had
recognized the true Form of African Continent--Arrival at
Linyanti--A grand Picho--Shrewd Inquiry--Sekeletu in his
Uniform--A Trading-party sent to Loanda with Ivory--Mr.
Gabriel's Kindness to them--Difficulties in Trading--Two
Makololo Forays during our Absence--Report of the Country to
the N.E.--Death of influential Men--The Makololo desire to be
nearer the Market--Opinions upon a Change of Residence--
Climate of Barotse Valley--Diseases--Author's Fevers not a
fair Criterion in the Matter--The Interior an inviting Field
for the Philanthropist--Consultations about a Path to the East
Coast--Decide on descending North Bank of Zambesi--Wait for
the Rainy Season--Native way of spending Time during the
period of greatest Heat--Favorable Opening for Missionary
Enterprise--Ben Habib wishes to marry--A Maiden's Choice--
Sekeletu's Hospitality--Sulphureted Hydrogen and Malaria--
Conversations with Makololo--Their moral Character and
Conduct--Sekeletu wishes to purchase a Sugar-mill, etc.--The
Donkeys--Influence among the Natives--"Food fit for a Chief"--
Parting Words of Mamire--Motibe's Excuses.

Chapter 26. Departure from Linyanti--A Thunder-storm--An Act
of genuine Kindness--Fitted out a second time by the Makololo--
Sail down the Leeambye--Sekote's Kotla and human Skulls; his
Grave adorned with Elephants' Tusks--Victoria Falls--Native
Names--Columns of Vapor--Gigantic Crack--Wear of the Rocks--
Shrines of the Barimo--"The Pestle of the Gods"--Second Visit
to the Falls--Island Garden--Store-house Island--Native
Diviners--A European Diviner--Makololo Foray--Marauder to be
fined--Mambari--Makololo wish to stop Mambari Slave-trading--
Part with Sekeletu--Night Traveling--River Lekone--Ancient
fresh-water Lakes--Formation of Lake Ngami--Native Traditions--
Drainage of the Great Valley--Native Reports of the Country
to the North--Maps--Moyara's Village--Savage Customs of the
Batoka--A Chain of Trading Stations--Remedy against Tsetse--
"The Well of Joy"--First Traces of Trade with Europeans--
Knocking out the front Teeth--Facetious Explanation--
Degradation of the Batoka--Description of the Traveling Party--
Cross the Unguesi--Geological Formation--Ruins of a large
Town--Productions of the Soil similar to th