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 once send a force to seize Lumeresi, and
place another man in his stead to rule over the district.
Lumeresi, on hearing this, first consulted me, saying his chief
was displeased with him, accusing him of being too proud, in
having at once two such distinguished guests, and meant by these
acts only to humble him. I replied, if that was the case, the
sooner he allowed us to go, the better it would be for him; and,
reminding him of his original promise to give me assistance on to
Usui, said he could do so now with a very good grace.
Quite approving himself of this suggestion, Lumeresi then gave me
one of his officers to be my guide - his name was Sangizo. This
man no sooner received his orders than, proud of his office as
the guide of such a distinguished caravan, he set to work to find
us porters.
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