easternside，addedtothebeautyofthepicture。Exceedinglyloftymountains，perhaps8000feetabovethesea-level，standneartheeasternshore。Whentheirloftysteep-sidedsummitsappear，someabove，somebelowtheclouds，thesceneisgrand。ThisrangeiscalledMilanje；ontheweststandsMountZomba，7000feetinheight，andsometwentymileslong。
Theirobjectbeingrathertogaintheconfidenceofthepeoplebydegreesthantoexplore，theyconsideredthattheyhadadvancedfarenoughintothecountryforonetrip；andbelievingthattheycouldsecuretheirendbyarepetitionoftheirvisit，astheyhaddoneontheShire，theydecidedtoreturntothevesselatDakanamoioisland；
but，insteadofreturningbythewaytheycame，theypasseddownsouthwardsclosebyMountChiradzuru，amongtherelativesofChibisa，andthencebythepassZedi，downtotheShire。TheKroomenhad，whilewewereaway，cutagoodsupplyofwoodforsteaming，andwesoonproceededdowntheriver。
ThesteamerreachedTetteonthe23rdofJune，and，afterundergoingrepairs，proceededtotheKongonetoreceiveprovisionsfromoneofH。M。cruisers。Wehadbeenveryabundantlysuppliedwithfirst-ratestores，butwereunfortunateenoughtoloseaconsiderableportionofthem，andhadnowtobeartheprivationasbestwecould。Onthewaydown，wepurchasedafewgiganticcabbagesandpumpkinsatanativevillagebelowMazaro。Ourdinnershadusuallyconsistedofbutasinglecourse；butweweresurprisedthenextdaybyourblackcookfromSierraLeonebearinginasecondcourse。\"Whathaveyougotthere？\"wasaskedinwonder。\"Atart，sir。”\"Atart!ofwhatisitmade？\"\"Ofcabbage，sir。”Aswehadnosugar，andcouldnot\"makebelieve，\"asinthedaysofboyhood，wedidnotenjoythefeastthatTom\'sgeniushadprepared。HerMajesty\'sbrig\"Persian，\"LieutenantSaumarezcommanding，calledonherwaytotheCape；and，thoughsomewhatshortofprovisionsherself，generouslygaveusallshecouldspare。WenowpartedwithourKroomen，as，fromtheirinabilitytomarch，wecouldnotusetheminourlandjourneys。A
crewwaspickedoutfromtheMakololo，who，besidesbeinggoodtravellers，couldcutwood，worktheship，andrequiredonlynativefood。