theBalondamenremarkedthatthepicturewasmuchmorelikeagodthanthethingsofwoodorclaytheyworshipedIexplainedthatthismanwasthefirstofaracetowhomGodhadgiventheBiblewenowheld，andthatamonghischildrenourSaviorappearedTheladieslistenedwithsilentawe；but，whenImovedtheslide，theuplifteddaggermovingtowardthem，theythoughtitwastobesheathedintheirbodiesinsteadofIsaac’s“Mother！mother！”allshoutedatonce，andofftheyrushedhelter-skelter，tumblingpell-mellovereachother，andoverthelittleidol-hutsandtobacco-bushes：wecouldnotgetoneofthembackagainShinte，however，satbravelythroughthewhole，andafterwardexaminedtheinstrumentwithinterestAnexplanationwasalwaysaddedaftereachtimeofshowingitspowers，sothatnooneshouldimaginetherewasaughtsupernaturalinit；
andhadMrMurray，whokindlybroughtitfromEngland，seenitspopularityamongbothMakololoandBalonda，hewouldhavebeengratifiedwiththedirectionhisgenerositythentookItwastheonlymodeofinstructionIwaseverpressedtorepeatThepeoplecamelongdistancesfortheexpresspurposeofseeingtheobjectsandhearingtheexplanations。
Onecannotgetawayquicklyfromthesechiefs；theyliketohavethehonorofstrangersresidingintheirvillagesHerewehadanadditionalcauseofdelayinfrequentrains；twenty-fourhoursneverelapsedwithoutheavyshowers；everythingisaffectedbythedampness；
surgicalinstrumentsbecomeallrusty，clothingmildewed，andshoesmouldy；
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