AsthesepeoplespokeArabic，Inowexplainedthewholeaffair，andassuredthemofmyrepeatedrefusaltoattackRionga，whenIhadbeenpressedtodosobothbyKamrasi，andbyhisson，KabbaRega。Therecouldbelittledoubtthat，hadIalliedwithhimagainstRionga，thebattleofMasindiwouldneverhavetakenplace；andthelivesofsomeofmybestmenwouldhavebeenspared。

　　IwouldnowdeposeKabbaRega，andappointRiongaasthevakeelorrepresentativeoftheEgyptiangovernment，providedhewouldswearallegiance。

　　IsentapresenttoRiongaofentirepiecesofTurkeyredcloth，bluetwill，andfourhandkerchiefs；atthesametimeIexplainedthatwewereveryhungry，andrequiredcattleandcorn。

　　Beforethemessengersreturned，Iinspectedthetroops，whomarchedroundthecampintheirbestscarletuniforms，tothesoundofthedrumsandbugles。ThisexhibitionappearedtocreatequiteanimpressiononRionga’speople，whowouldreportusfitforserviceontheirreturntotheirchief。

　　Thirtyofthemenweresufferingfromulceratedlegs，causedbythesharp，poisonousedgesofthehighgrass。

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