Beforedaylightthefollowingmorninghewasarousedbytwoofficersandacompanyofsoldiers，whobroughtthematerialsforacivilizedbreakfastthefirstofwhichhehadpartakensinceheleftLoanda，eighteenmonthsbefore“Itwas。”hesays，“themostrefreshingbreakfastofwhichIeverpartook。”
TetestandsontheZambesi，threehundredmilesfromitsmouth。
ThecommandantreceivedLivingstonekindly，suppliedhismenwithprovisionsforimmediateuse，gavethemlanduponwhichtoraisefuturesupplies，andgrantedthempermissiontohuntelephantsintheneighborhoodontheirownaccountBeforelongtheyhadestablishedabrisktradeinfire-wood，astheircountrymenhaddoneatLoanda。
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Hetoldthemthatdeathaloneshouldpreventhimfromcomingback。