The Latter Operation Was Particularly Necessary, As Previously To Their Inhabiting It, It Had Been Occupied By A Multitude Of Domestic Animals, Sheep, Pigs, Goats, Fowls, Guinea Fowls, Bullocks, In Fine, It Had Been A Kind Of Stable, Where Ebo, The Principal Eunuch, Kept His Stock Of Animals.

Here, however, they were glad to lie down to repose their aching limbs, although the stench arising from some

Parts of the hut was almost insupportable. In the evening, the king returned their visit, and immediately took a fancy to John Lander's bugle horn, which was very readily given him. He appeared to be greatly pleased with the present, turning about and inspecting every part of it, with the greatest curiosity. It appeared to him, however, to be immaterial as to which end the mouth was to be applied, for he put the lower part of the instrument to his mouth, and drawing up his breath to its full extent, sent such a puff of wind into it, as would have been sufficient for a diapason pipe of an organ; not hearing, however, the accustomed sound, he delivered the instrument to John Lander, who brought out of it the shrillest note which he could, which set the king and his eunuchs into a violent laugh, and he expressed his delight to the donors of so valuable a present, assuring them that it made his heart glad to see them, and hoped that they would make themselves quite comfortable whilst they remained at Katunga.

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