OnleavingtheChihunewecrossedtheLonge，and，asthedaywascloudy，ourguideswanderedinaforestawaytothewesttillwecametotheRiverChihombo，flowingtotheE。N。EMymendependedsomuchonthesunforguidancethat，havingseennothingoftheluminaryallday，theythoughtwehadwanderedbacktotheChiboque，and，asoftenhappenswhenbewildered，theydisputedastothepointwherethesunshouldrisenextmorningAssoonastherainswouldallownextday，wewentofftotheN。EItwouldhavebeenbettertohavetraveledbycompassalone，fortheguidestookadvantageofanyfearsexpressedbymypeople，andthreatenedtoreturnifpresentswerenotmadeatonceButmymenhadneverlefttheirowncountrybeforeexceptforrapineandmurderWhentheyformerlycametoavillagetheywereinthehabitofkillingnumbersoftheinhabitants，andthentakingafewyoungmentoserveasguidestothenextplace。
Asthiswastheirfirstattemptatanoppositelineofconduct，andastheywerewithouttheirshields，theyfeltdefenselessamongthegreedyChiboque，andsomeallowancemustbemadeforthemonthataccount。
SATURDAY，11THReachedasmallvillageonthebanksofanarrowstream。
IwastooilltogooutofmylittlecoveringexcepttoquellamutinywhichbegantoshowitselfamongsomeoftheBatokaandAmbondaofourparty。
Theygrumbled，astheyoftendoagainsttheirchiefs，whentheythinkthempartialintheirgifts，becausetheysupposedthatIhadshownapreferenceinthedistributionofthebeads；butthebeadsIhadgiventomyprincipalmenwereonlysufficienttopurchaseascantymeal，andIhadhastenedontothisvillageinordertoslaughteratiredox，andgivethemallafeastaswellasarestonSunday，aspreparationforthejourneybeforeusIexplainedthistothem，andthoughttheirgrumblingwasallayedIsoonsankintoastateofstupor，whichthefeversometimesproduced，andwasoblivioustoalltheirnoiseinslaughteringOnSundaythemutineersweremakingaterribledininpreparingaskintheyhadprocuredIrequestedthemtwice，bythemanwhoattendedme，tobemorequiet，asthenoisepainedme；