Beforedaylightthefollowingmorninghewasarousedbytwoofficersandacompanyofsoldiers，whobroughtthematerialsforacivilizedbreakfastthefirstofwhichhehadpartakensinceheleftLoanda，eighteenmonthsbefore“Itwas。”hesays，“themostrefreshingbreakfastofwhichIeverpartook。”

　　TetestandsontheZambesi，threehundredmilesfromitsmouth。

　　ThecommandantreceivedLivingstonekindly，suppliedhismenwithprovisionsforimmediateuse，gavethemlanduponwhichtoraisefuturesupplies，andgrantedthempermissiontohuntelephantsintheneighborhoodontheirownaccountBeforelongtheyhadestablishedabrisktradeinfire-wood，astheircountrymenhaddoneatLoanda。

　　TheycertainlymanifestednoneofthelazinesswhichhasbeensaidtobecharacteristicoftheAfricanracesThirtyelephanttusksremainedofthoseforwardedbySekeletuTenoftheseweresoldforcottonclothforthemenTheothersweredepositedwiththeauthorities，withdirectionsthatincaseLivingstoneshouldneverreturntheyshouldbesold，andtheproceedsgiventothemen。

　　Hetoldthemthatdeathaloneshouldpreventhimfromcomingback。

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