It Was The Only
Chronometer I Had With Me; And I Begged He Would Have Patience
Until Bombay Returned From Gani With Another, When He Should Have
The Option To Taking This Or The New One.
"No; I must have the
one in your pocket; pull it out and show it." This was done, and
I placed it on the ground, saying, "The instrument is yours, but
I must keep it until another one comes." "No; I must have it
now, and will send it you three times every day to look at."
The watch went, gold chain and all, without any blessings
following it; and the horrid king asked if I could make up
another magic horn, for he hoped he had deprived us of the power
of travelling, and plumed himself on the notion that the glory of
opening the road would devolve upon himself. When I told him
that to purchase another would cost five hundred cows, the whole
party were more confirmed than ever as to its magical powers; for
who in his sense would give five hundred cows for the mere
gratification of seeing at what time his dinner should be eaten?
Thus ended the second meeting. Kamrasi now said the Gani men
would feast on beef to-morrow, and the next day be ready to start
with my men for Petherick's camp. He then accompanies us to the
boats, spear in hand, and saw us cross the water. Long tail-
hairs of the giraffe surrounded his neck, on which little balls
and other ornaments of minute beads, after the Uganda fashion,
were worked.
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