Difficulty in reaching Gani, and exhorted them to follow
me through fire and water; then exchanging adieus again he walked
ahead in gigantic strides up the hill, the pretty favourite of
his harem, Lubuga - beckoning and waving with her little hands,
and crying, "Bana! Bana!" - trotting after him conspicuous amongst
the rest, though all showed a little feeling at the severance.
We saw them no more.
Chapter XV
March Down the Northern Slopes of Africa
Kari - Tragic Incident there - Renewals of Troubles - Quarrels with
the Natives - Reach the Nile - Description of the Scene there -
Sport - Church Estate - Ascend the River to the Junction with the
Lake - Ripon Falls - General Account of the Source of the Nile -
Descend again to Urondogani - The Truculent Sakibobo.
7th to 11th. - With Budja appointed as the general director, a
lieutenant of the Sakibobo's to furnish us with sixty cows in his
division at the first halting-place, and Kasoro (Mr Cat), a
lieutenant of Jumba's, to provide the boats at Urondogani, we
started at 1 p.m., on the journey northwards. The Wanguana still
grumbled, swearing they would carry no loads, as they got no
rations, and threatening to shoot us if we pressed them,
forgetting that their food had been paid for to the king in
rifles, chronometers, and other articles, costing about 2000
dollars, and, what was more to the point, that all the ammunition
was in our hands.
