TheAmbondalivefartotheN。W。；theirlanguage，theBonda，isthecommondialectinAngolaSekelenkehadfled，andwasnowlivingwithhisvillageasavassalofMasikoAsnoticesofsuchmenwillperhapsconveythebestideaofthestateoftheinhabitantstothereader，IshallhereafteralludetotheconductofSekelenke，whomIatpresentonlyintroduceSekelenkehadgonewithhisvillagerstohuntelephantsontherightbankoftheLeeba，andwasnowonhiswaybacktoMasikoHesentmeadishofboiledzebra’sflesh，andarequestthatIshouldlendhimacanoetoferryhiswivesandfamilyacrosstherivertothebankonwhichwewereencampedManyofSekelenke’speoplecametosalutethefirstwhitemantheyeverhadanopportunityofseeing；
butSekelenkehimselfdidnotcomenearWeheardhewasoffendedwithsomeofhispeopleforlettingmeknowhewasamongthecompanyHesaidthatIshouldbedispleasedwithhimfornotcomingandmakingsomepresent。
ThiswastheonlyinstanceinwhichIwasshunnedinthisquarter。
AsitwouldhavebeenimpolitictopassManenko，oranychief，withoutatleastshowingsomuchrespectastocallandexplaintheobjectsofourpassingthroughthecountry，wewaitedtwoentiredaysforthereturnofthemessengerstoManenko；andasIcouldnothurrymatters，Iwentintotheadjacentcountrytosearchformeatforthecamp。
Thecountryisfurnishedlargelywithforest，havingoccasionallyopenlawnscoveredwithgrass，notintuftsasinthesouth，butsocloselyplantedthatonecannotseethesoilWecameuponamanandhistwowivesandchildren，burningcoarserushesandthestalksoftsitla，growinginabrackishmarsh，inordertoextractakindofsaltfromtheashesTheymakeafunnelofbranchesoftrees，andlineitwithgrassrope，twistedrounduntilitis，asitwere，abeehive-roofinverted。