AtLoandaLivingstonewasattackedbyafever,whichreducedhimtoaskeleton,andforawhilerenderedhimunabletoattendtohiscompanionsButtheymanagedverywellalone。
Somewenttotheforest,cutfirewood,andbroughtittotownforsale;
othersunloadedacoal-vesselintheharbor,atthemagnificentwagesofasixpenceadayTheproceedsoftheirlaborwereshrewdlyinvestedinclothandbeadswhichtheywouldtakehomewiththeminconfirmationoftheastoundingstoriestheywouldhavetotell;
“for。”saidthey,“incomingtothewhiteman’scountry,wehaveaccomplishedwhatnootherpeopleintheworldcouldhavedone;wearethetrueancients,whocantellwonderfulthings。”
Thetwoyears,atthecloseofwhichLivingstonehadpromisedtorejoinhisfamily,hadalmostexpired,andhewasofferedapassagehomefromLoanda。
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