Itwasalwaysdifficulttogetourguidestomoveawayfromaplace。
Withtheauthorityofthechief，theyfeltascomfortableasking’smessengerscould，andwerenotdisposedtoforegothepleasureoflivingatfreequartersMyMakololofriendswerebutilldrilledasyet；andsincetheyhadneverlefttheirowncountrybefore，exceptforpurposesofplunder，theydidnottakereadilytothepeacefulsystemwenowmeanttofollow。
Theyeitherspoketooimperiouslytostrangers，or，whenreprovedforthat，weredisposedtofollowthedictationofeveryonewemet。
WhenIntemese，ourguide，refusedtostirtowardtheLeebaonthe31stofJanuary，theywouldmakenoefforttoinducehimtogo；
but，havingorderedthemtogetready，Intemesesawthepreparations，andsoonfollowedtheexampleIttookusaboutfourhourstocrosstheLeeba，whichisconsiderablysmallerherethanwhereweleftitindeed，onlyaboutahundredyardswide。