It Is Thus Extremely Difficult To Arrange The
Expenditure So As To Satisfy All Parties, And Still To Retain A
Sufficient Balance.
Being utterly cut off from all communication with
the world, there is no possibility of receiving assistance.
The
traveller depends entirely upon himself, under Providence, and must.
adapt himself and his means to circumstances.
CHAPTER XI.
THE START FOR THE LAKE:
The day of starting at length arrived; the chief and guide appeared, and
we were led to the Kafoor river, where canoes were in readiness to
transport us to the south side. This was to our old quarters on the
marsh. The direct course to the lake was west, and I fully expected some
deception, as it was impossible to trust Kamrasi. I complained to the
guide, and insisted upon his pointing out the direction of the lake,
which he did, in its real position, west; but he explained that we must
follow the south bank of the Kafoor river for some days, as there was an
impassable morass that precluded a direct course. This did not appear
satisfactory, and the whole affair looked suspicious, as we had formerly
been deceived by being led across the river in the same spot, and not
allowed to return. We were now led along the banks of the Kafoor for
about a mile, until we arrived at a cluster of huts; here we were to
wait for Kamrasi, who had promised to take leave of us. The sun was
overpowering, and we dismounted from our oxen, and took shelter in a
blacksmith's shed.
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