UponmanyoccasionsIhadsenttorequesthisattendance，buthewasalwaysinthesanctuaryofhisownprivatehouse，orratherestablishmentofhouses；thesewereaseriesofenormousbeehive-shapedstrawandcanedwellingsinacourtyardofaboutanacre，surroundedbyafence，andguardedbymanysentries，eachofwhomhadasmallbutbuiltinthemiddleofthehedge。

　　Sincethedepartureoftheirregularlevy，Ihadnoticedadecidedchangeinthedemeanourofthechiefs。Kittiakara，whohadbeenourgreatestfriend，couldneverlookmeintheface，butalwayscasthiseyesuponthegroundwhenspeakingorlistening。

　　Thefoodforthetroopswasobtainedwiththegreatestdifficulty，afterconstantworryandendlessapplications。ItwasinvainthatIinsistedupontherightofpayingforasupplyofcorn；thechiefsreplied：”IsnotKabbaRegayourson?canasonsellcorntohisownfather”

　　Atthesametimeweneverhadtwodays’provisionsinstore，andweweresimplylivingfromhandtomonth。Thislookedsuspicious，asthoughthetroopsweretoberenderedhelplessbytheabsenceofsuppliesintheeventofhostilities。

　　MyfewBarisconsistedofmygoodinterpreterMorgian，togetherwiththreeothernatives，whohadbeenforsomeyearsintheemployofSuleiman。Ihadkeptthesepeoplewithme，astheyknewsomethingaboutthecountryandtheUnyoros。Theywereallarmedandweretolerablygoodshots。OneofthesefellowsMolodi，anativeoftheMadicountry，wasextremelyusefulandintelligent。HenowtoldmethatIcouldneverdependuponKabbaRega，andthathehadsimplybeggedmetosendtheirregularsoutofthecountryinorderthatIshouldnothearthetruthofhisformerconductfromthem；also，intheirabsence，Ishouldbequiteignorantofthepathsthatwerenowcompletelyovergrownwithimmenselyhighgrassthroughoutthecountry。

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