On29thFebruarywewerereadyforthestart。Theloadswereallpreparedandarrangedinseparatedivisionsoftwentyeach，underthechargeofselectedofficersandmen。

　　Thebignogarahadsounded，thenativescollected，andeachmanstoodbyhisload；thustwenty-fivegangsoftwentyeachshouldhavestoodinline。

　　InowdiscoveredthatthevauntedhonestyoftheLoborewasofthesameorderasthatofothernegroes。Fivehundredcowshadbeengiventoasmanynatives，forallofwhichthesheikAbbiohaddeclaredhimselfresponsible。Thebignogarasoundedinvain。Afterwaitingforsomehours，andsendingnumerousmessengerstoasmanyvillages，only433

　　carrierscouldbemustered；thussixty-sevenhadelopedwithasmanycows！

　　Noonecanimaginethetroubleofsuchajourneywithsolongaretinueofcarriers，mostofwhomaredishonest，andonlyseekanopportunitytoabscondupontheroad。

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