To Which The Arabs Made A Suitable Answer, Adding, That
All They Found Fault With Was An Insolent Remark Which,
In his
wrath, Manua Sera had given utterance to, that their quarrel with
him was owing chiefly to a scurvy
Jest which he had passed on
them, and on the characteristic personal ceremony of initiation
to their Mussulman faith. Now, however, as Manua Sera wished to
make friends, they would abide by anything that I might propose.
Here the knotty question arose again, what territory they, the
Arabs, would give to Manua Sera? I thought he would not be
content unless he got the old place again; but as Cyclops said
no, that was not in his opinion absolutely necessary, as the
lands of Unyanyembe had once before been divided, the matter was
settled on the condition that another conference should be held
with Manua Sera himself on the subject.
I now (8th and 9th) sent these men all off again, inviting Manua
Sera to come over and settle matters at once, if he would,
otherwise I should go on with my journey, for I could not afford
to wait longer here. Then, as soon as they left, I made Musa
order some of his men off to Rungua, requesting the chief of the
place to send porters to Mininga to remove all our baggage over
to his palace; at the same time I begged him not to fear the
Watuta's threat to attack him, as Musa would come as soon as the
treaty was concluded, in company with me, to build a boma
alongside his palace, as he did in former years, to be nearer his
trade with Karague.
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