How I Found Livingstone Travels, Adventures And Discoveries In Central Africa Including Four Months Residence With Dr. Livingstone By Sir Henry M. Stanley
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The Guides Evidently Had
No Objections To Halt At Bikari, As It Was The Second Camp From
Mukungu; Because With Them A Halt In The Cool Shade Of Plaintains
Was Infinitely Preferable To Sitting Like Carved Pieces Of Wood
In A Cranky Canoe.
But before they stated their objections and
preferences, the Bikari people called to us in a loud voice to
come ashore, threatening us with the vengeance of the great Wami
if we did not halt.
As the voices were anything but siren-like,
we obstinately refused to accede to the request. Finding threats
of no avail, they had recourse to stones, and, accordingly, flung
them at us in a most hearty manner. As one came within a foot of
my arm, I suggested that a bullet be sent in return in close
proximity to their feet; but Livingstone, though he said nothing,
yet showed plainly enough that he did not quite approve of this.
As these demonstrations of hostility were anything but welcome,
and as we saw signs of it almost every time we came opposite a
village, we kept on our way until we came to Murembwe Point,
which, being a delta of a river of the same name, was well
protected by a breadth of thorny jungle, spiky cane, and a thick
growth of reed and papyrus, from which the boldest Mrundi might
well shrink, especially if he called to mind that beyond this
inhospitable swamp were the guns of the strangers his like had
so rudely challenged.
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