第57章
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  Onthe20thwemarched,from6A。M。till9。45,throughundulatingforest,andhalteduponhighground,whichcommandedafineviewofthemountainthatbordersthewestshoreoftheAlbertN’yanza,oppositeMagungo,aboutfifty-fivemilesS。S。W。Fromourelevatedpointwelookeddownoverafineextentofcountry,andtheFatikonativespointedoutthecourseoftheWhiteNilefromthegreatlake,alongwhichwasalineofsmoke,caused,accordingtotheiraccounts,bythefishermenwhowereatthisseasonburningthehighreedsontheriver’sbank。

  Thenativeswerethoroughlyconversantwiththecountry,astheyhadonseveraloccasionsaccompaniedtheslave-huntersinrazziasalongtherivertoFoquatchandMagungo。Justaswehalted,apartyofUmirohunterscameacrossourpath,butimmediatelytooktoflight,astheysupposedwewereenemies。

  Theday’smarchhadbeenthirteenmiles,andwewererequestedbyourguide,Shooli,tohaltforthenight,astherewasnowaterforaconsiderabledistancetothesouth。

  Iimmediatelyemployedthesoldiersintheconstructionofacattlekraal,lesttheprowlingUmiroshouldendeavourtoscaretheanimalsduringthenight。

  On21stMarchwestartedat6A。M。,andmarchedthirteenmilesthroughforest。Weatlengthreachedwater,butitwassothickwithmudthatthehorsesrefusedtodrinkit。

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