Itrainedthewholeday,sowewerereconciledtothedelay;butonSunday,the5th,heletusknowthatwewerestilltwodaysdistantfromKatema。
Weunfortunatelycouldnotmanagewithouthim,forthecountrywassodeluged,weshouldhavebeenbroughttoahaltbeforewewentmanymilesbysomedeepvalley,everyoneofwhichwasfullofwater。
Intemesecontinuedtoplaithisbasketwithallhismight,andwouldnotcometoourreligiousserviceHeseemedtobeafraidofourincantations,butwasalwaysmerryandjocular。
6THSoonafterstartingwecrossedabranchoftheLokaluejebymeansofacanoe,andintheafternoonpassedoverthemainstreambyalikeconveyanceTheformer,asisthecasewithallbranchesofriversinthiscountry,iscallednyuanaKaluejechildoftheKalueje。
HippopotamiexistintheLokalueje,soitmaybeinferredtobeperennial,astheinhabitantsassertedWecannotjudgeofthesizeofthestreamfromwhatwenowsawIthadaboutfortyyardsofdeep,fast-flowingwater,butprobablynotmorethanhalfthatamountinthedryseason。