Chief Bango and his People—­Refuse to eat Beef—­ Ambition of Africans to have a Village—­Winters in the Interior—­Spring at Kolobeng—­White Ants:  “Never could desire to eat any thing better”—­Young Herbage and Animals—­Valley of the Loembwe—­The white Man a Hobgoblin—­Specimen of Quarreling—­Eager Desire for Calico—­Want of Clothing at Kawawa’s—­Funeral Observances—­Agreeable Intercourse with Kawawa—­His impudent Demand—­Unpleasant Parting—­Kawawa tries to prevent our crossing the River Kasai—­Stratagem.

Chapter 24.  Level Plains—­Vultures and other Birds—­Diversity of Color in Flowers of the same Species—­The Sundew—­Twenty- seventh Attack of Fever—­A River which flows in opposite Directions—­Lake Dilolo the Watershed between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans—­Position of Rocks—­Sir Roderick Murchison’s Explanation—­Characteristics of the Rainy Season in connection with the Floods of the Zambesi and the Nile—­Probable Reason of Difference in Amount of Rain South and North of the Equator—­Arab Reports of Region east of Londa—­Probable Watershed of the Zambesi and the Nile—­Lake Dilolo—­Reach Katema’s Town:  his renewed Hospitality; desire to appear like a White Man; ludicrous Departure—­Jackdaws—­Ford southern Branch of Lake Dilolo—­Small Fish—­Project for a Makololo Village near the Confluence of the Leeba and the Leeambye—­ Hearty Welcome from Shinte—­Kolimbota’s Wound—­Plant-seeds and Fruit-trees brought from Angola—­Masiko and Limboa’s Quarrel—­ Nyamoana now a Widow—­Purchase Canoes and descend the Leeba—­ Herds of wild Animals on its Banks—­Unsuccessful Buffalo- hunt—­Frogs—­Sinbad and the Tsetse—­Dispatch a Message to Manenko—­Arrival of her Husband Sambanza—­The Ceremony called Kasendi—­Unexpected Fee for performing a surgical Operation—­ Social Condition of the Tribes—­Desertion of Mboenga—­ Stratagem of Mambowe Hunters—­Water-turtles—­Charged by a Buffalo—­Reception from the People of Libonta—­Explain the Causes of our long Delay—­Pitsane’s Speech—­Thanksgiving Services—­Appearance of my “Braves”—­Wonderful Kindness of the People.

Chapter 25.  Colony of Birds called Linkololo—­The Village of Chitlane—­Murder of Mpololo’s Daughter—­Execution of the Murderer and his Wife—­My Companions find that their Wives have married other Husbands—­Sunday—­A Party from Masiko—­ Freedom of Speech—­Canoe struck by a Hippopotamus—­Gonye—­ Appearance of Trees at the end of Winter—­Murky Atmosphere—­ Surprising Amount of organic Life—­Hornets—­The Packages forwarded by Mr. Moffat—­Makololo Suspicions and Reply to the Matebele who brought them—­Convey the Goods to an Island and build a Hut over them—­Ascertain that Sir R. Murchison had recognized the true Form of African Continent—­Arrival at Linyanti—­A grand Picho—­Shrewd Inquiry—­Sekeletu in his Uniform—­A Trading-party sent to Loanda with Ivory—­Mr. Gabriel’s Kindness to them—­Difficulties in Trading—­Two Makololo Forays during our Absence—­Report of the Country to the N.E.—­Death of