"I was telling Lieut. Henn that, whether he goes or not, you must
go to your father, Mr. Livingstone."
"Oh, I mean to go."
"Yes, that's right. I will furnish you with men and what stores
your father needs. My men will take you to Unyanyembe without
any difficulty. They know the road well, and that is a great
advantage. They know how to deal with the negro chiefs, and you
will have no need to trouble your head about them, but march.
The great thing that is required is speed. Your father will be
waiting for the things."
"I will march them fast enough, if that is all."
"Oh, they will be going up light, and they can easily make long
marches."
It was settled, then. Henn made up his mind that, as the Doctor
had been relieved, he was not wanted; but, before formally
resigning, he intended to consult with Dr. Kirk, and for that
purpose he would cross over to Zanzibar the next day with the
`Herald' Expedition.
At 2 A.M. I retired to sleep on a comfortable bed. There was a
great smell of newness about certain articles in the bedroom, such
as haversacks, knapsacks, portmanteaus, leather gun-cases, &c.
Evidently the new Expedition had some crudities about it; but a
journey into the interior would soon have lessened the stock of
superfluities, which all new men at first load themselves with.
