Everyvillageswarmswithchildren，whoturnouttoseethewhitemanpass，andrunalongwithstrangecriesandantics；somerunuptreestogetagoodview：allareagileclimbersthroughoutLonda。
AtfriendlyvillagestheyhavescamperedalongsideourpartyformilesatatimeWeusuallymadealittlehedgearoundoursheds；
crowdsofwomencametotheentranceofit，withchildrenontheirbacks，andlongpipesintheirmouths，gazingatusforhours。
Themen，ratherthandisturbthem，crawledthroughaholeinthehedge，anditwascommontohearamaninrunningoffsaytothem，“Iamgoingtotellmymammatocomeandseethewhiteman’soxen。”
IncontinuingourW。N。Wcourse，wemetmanypartiesofnativetraders，eachcarryingsomepiecesofclothandsalt，withafewbeadstobarterforbees’-waxTheyareallarmedwithPortugueseguns，andhavecartridgeswithironballsWhenwemeetweusuallystandafewminutesTheypresentalittlesalt，andwegiveabitofox-hide，orsomeothertrifle，andthenpartwithmutualgoodwishes。
Thehideoftheoxenweslaughteredhadbeenavaluableadditiontoourresources，forwefounditinsogreatreputeforgirdlesallthroughLoandathatwecutupeveryskinintostripsabouttwoinchesbroad，andsoldthemformealandmaniocaswewentalong。
AswecamenearerAngolawefoundthemoflessvalue，asthepeopletherepossesscattlethemselves。
ThevillageontheKweelo，atwhichwespentSunday，wasthatofacivil，livelyoldman，calledSakandala，whoofferednoobjectionstoourprogress。
WefoundweshouldsoonenterontheterritoryoftheBashinjeChingeofthePortuguese，whoaremixedwithanothertribe，namedBangala，whichhavebeenatwarwiththeBabindeleorPortugueseRainsandfever，asusual，helpedtoimpedeourprogressuntilwewereputonthepathwhichleadsfromCassangeandBihetoMatiamvo，byaheadmannamedKamboela。
Thiswasawell-beatenfootpath，andsoonafterenteringuponitwemetapartyofhalf-castetradersfromBihe，whoconfirmedtheinformationwehadalreadygotofthispathleadingstraighttoCassange，throughwhichtheyhadcomeontheirwayfromBihetoCabango。
Theykindlypresentedmymenwithsometobacco，andmarveledgreatlywhentheyfoundthatIhadneverbeenabletoteachmyselftosmoke。
Onpartingwiththemwecametoatrader’sgraveThiswasmarkedbyahugeconeofsticksplacedintheformoftheroofofahut，withapalisadearounditAtanopeningonthewesternsideanuglyidolwasplaced：severalstringsofbeadsandbitsofclothwerehungaroundWelearnedthathehadbeenahalf-caste，whohaddiedonhiswaybackfromMatiamvo。
Aswewerenowalone，andsureofbeingonthewaytotheabodesofcivilization，wewentonbriskly。
Onthe30thwecametoasuddendescentfromthehighland，indentedbydeep，narrowvalleys，overwhichwehadlatelybeentraveling。
Itisgenerallysosteepthatitcanonlybedescendedatparticularpoints，andeventhereIwasobligedtodismount，thoughsoweakthatIhadtobeledbymycompanionstopreventmytopplingoverinwalkingdownItwasannoyingtofeelmyselfsohelpless，forIneverlikedtoseeaman，eithersickorwell，givingineffeminately。
BelowuslaythevalleyoftheQuangoIfyousitonthespotwhereMaryQueenofScotsviewedthebattleofLangside，andlookdownonthevaleofClyde，youmayseeinminiaturetheglorioussightwhichamuchgreaterandrichervalleypresentedtoourviewItisaboutahundredmilesbroad，clothedwithdarkforest，exceptwherethelightgreengrasscoversmeadow-landsontheQuango，whichhereandthereglancesoutinthesunasitwendsitswaytothenorthTheoppositesideofthisgreatvalleyappearslikearangeofloftymountains，andthedescentintoitaboutamile，which，measuredperpendicularly，maybefromathousandtotwelvehundredfeetEmergingfromthegloomyforestsofLonda，thismagnificentprospectmadeusallfeelasifaweighthadbeenliftedoffoureyelidsAcloudwaspassingacrossthemiddleofthevalley，fromwhichrollingthunderpealed，whileaboveallwasglorioussunlight；
andwhenwewentdowntothepartwherewesawitpassing，wefoundthataveryheavythunder-showerhadfallenunderthepathofthecloud；
andthebottomofthevalley，whichfromaboveseemedquitesmooth，wediscoveredtobeintersectedandfurrowedbygreatnumbersofdeep-cutstreamsLookingbackfrombelow，thedescentappearsastheedgeofatable-land，withnumerousindenteddellsandspursjuttingoutallalong，givingitaserratedappearance。
Boththetopandsidesofthesierraarecoveredwithtrees，butlargepatchesofthemoreperpendicularpartsarebare，andexhibittheredsoil，whichisgeneralovertheregionwehavenowentered。
Thehollowaffordsasectionofthispartofthecountry；andwefindthattheuppermoststratumistheferruginousconglomeratealreadymentioned。
Thematrixisrustofironorhydrousperoxideofironandhematite，andinitareimbeddedwater-wornpebblesofsandstoneandquartz。
AsthisistherockunderlyingthesoilofalargepartofLonda，itsformationmusthaveprecededtheworkofdenudationbyanarmofthesea，whichwashedawaytheenormousmassofmatterrequiredbeforethevalleyofCassangecouldassumeitspresentform。
Thestrataundertheconglomerateareallofredclayshaleofdifferentdegreesofhardness，themostinduratedbeingatthebottom。
Thisredclayshaleisnamed“keele“inScotland，andhasalwaysbeenconsideredasanindicationofgold；buttheonlythingwediscoveredwasthatithadgivenrisetoaveryslipperyclaysoil，sodifferentfromthatwhichwehadjustleftthatMashauana，whoalwayspridedhimselfonbeinganadeptatbalancinghimselfinthecanoeonwater，andsosureoffootonlandthathecouldaffordtoexpresscontemptforanyonelessgifted，camedowninaverysuddenandundignifiedmanner，tothedelightofallwhomhehadpreviouslyscoldedforfalling。
Herewemetwiththebambooasthickasaman’sarm，andmanynewtrees。
Others，whichwehadlostsightofsinceleavingShinte，nowreappeared；
butnothingstruckusmorethanthecomparativescragginessofthetreesinthishollowThoseonthehighlandswehadleftweretallandstraight；
heretheywerestunted，andnotbyanymeanssocloselyplantedtogether。
TheonlywayIcouldaccountforthiswasbysupposing，asthetreeswereofdifferentspecies，thatthegreateraltitudesuitedthenatureofthoseabovebetterthantheloweraltitudedidtheotherspeciesbelow。
SUNDAY，APRIL2DWerestedbesideasmallstream，andourhungerbeingnowverysevere，fromhavinglivedonmaniocalonesinceleavingIonzaPanza’s，weslaughteredoneofourfourremainingoxen。
Thepeopleofthisdistrictseemtofeelthecravingforanimalfoodasmuchaswedid，fortheyspendmuchenergyindigginglargewhitelarvaeoutofthedampsoiladjacenttotheirstreams，andusethemasarelishtotheirvegetabledietTheBashinjerefusedtosellanyfoodforthepooroldornamentsmymenhadnowtoofferWecouldgetneithermealnormanioc，butshouldhavebeencomfortablehadnottheBashinjechiefSansawepesteredusforthecustomarypresent。
Thenativetradersinformedusthatadisplayofforcewasoftennecessarybeforetheycouldpassthisman。
Sansawe，thechiefofaportionoftheBashinje，havingsenttheusualformaldemandforaman，anox，oratusk，spokeverycontemptuouslyofthepoorthingsweofferedhiminstead。
WetoldhismessengersthatthetuskswereSekeletu’s：everythingwasgoneexceptmyinstruments，whichcouldbeofnousetothemwhatever。
Oneofthembeggedsomemeat，and，whenitwasrefused，saidtomymen，“Youmayaswellgiveit，forweshalltakeallafterwehavekilledyouto-morrow。”Themorehumblywespoke，themoreinsolenttheBashinjebecame，tillatlastwewereallfeelingsavageandsulky，butcontinuedtospeakascivillyaswecould。
Theyarefondofargument，andwhenIdeniedtheirrighttodemandtributefromawhiteman，whodidnottradeinslaves，anoldwhite-headednegroputratheraposingquestion：“YouknowthatGodhasplacedchiefsamonguswhomweoughttosupportHowisitthatyou，whohaveabookthattellsyouabouthim，donotcomeforwardatoncetopaythischieftributelikeeveryoneelse？”Irepliedbyasking，“HowcouldIknowthatthiswasachief，whohadallowedmetoremainadayandahalfnearhimwithoutgivingmeanythingtoeat？”This，whichtotheuninitiatedmayseemsophistry，wastotheCentralAfricansquitearationalquestion，forheatonceadmittedthatfoodoughttohavebeensent，andaddedthatprobablyhischiefwasonlymakingitreadyforme，andthatitwouldcomesoon。
AfterbeingweariedbytalkingalldaytodifferentpartiessentbySansawe，wewerehonoredbyavisitfromhimself：heisquiteayoungman，andofratherapleasingcountenanceTherecannothavebeenmuchintercoursebetweenrealPortugueseandthesepeopleevenhere，soclosetotheQuango，forSansaweaskedmetoshowhimmyhair，onthegroundthat，thoughhehadheardofit，andsomewhitemenhadevenpassedthroughhiscountry，hehadneverseenstraighthairbefore。
Thisisquitepossible，asmostoftheslave-tradersarenotPortuguese，buthalf-castesThedifferencebetweentheirwoolandourhaircausedhimtoburstintoalaugh，andthecontrastbetweentheexposedandunexposedpartsofmyskin，whenexhibitedinevidenceofourallbeingmadeofonestockoriginally，andthechildrenofoneMaker，seemedtostrikehimwithwonder。
Ithenshowedhimmywatch，andwishedtowinmywayintohisconfidencebyconversation；but，whenabouttoexhibitmypocketcompass，hedesiredmetodesist，ashewasafraidofmywonderfulthings。
Itoldhim，ifheknewmyaimsasthetribesintheinteriordid，andasIhopedhewouldyetknowthemandme，hewouldbegladtostay，andseealsothepicturesofthemagiclantern；but，asitwasnowgettingdark，hehadevidentlygotenoughofmywitchery，andbegantousesomecharmstodispelanykindlyfeelingshemighthavefoundstealingroundhisheartHeaskedleavetogo，andwhenhispartymovedoffalittleway，hesentformyspokesman，andtoldhimthat，“ifwedidnotaddaredjacketandamantoourgiftofafewcopperringsandafewpoundsofmeat，wemustreturnbythewaywehadcome。”Isaidinreply“thatweshouldcertainlygoforwardnextday，andifhecommencedhostilities，theblamebeforeGodwouldbethatofSansawe；“andmymanaddedofhisownaccord，“Howmanywhitemenhaveyoukilledinthispath？”
whichmightbeinterpretedinto，“Youhaveneverkilledanywhiteman，andyouwillfindoursmoredifficulttomanagethanyouimagine。”
Itexpressedadetermination，whichwehadoftenrepeatedtoeachother，todieratherthanyieldoneofourpartytobeaslave。
HungerhasapowerfuleffectonthetemperWhenwehadgotagoodmealofmeat，wecouldallbearthepettyannoyancesoftheseborderersonthemorecivilizedregioninfrontwithequanimity；buthavingsufferedconsiderablyoflate，wewereallrathersouredinourfeelings，andnotunfrequentlyIoverheardmycompanionsremarkintheirowntongue，inanswertothreatsofattack，“That’swhatwewant：onlybeginthen；“
orwithclenchedteeththeywouldexclaimtoeachother，“Thesethingshavenevertraveled，anddonotknowwhatmenare。”
Theworrying，ofwhichIgiveonlyaslightsketch，hadconsiderableinfluenceonmyownmind，andmoreespeciallyasitwasimpossibletomakeanyallowancefortheBashinje，suchasIwaswillingtoawardtotheChiboque。
Theysawthatwehadnothingtogive，norwouldtheybebenefitedintheleastbyenforcingtheimpudentordertoreturnwhencewehadcome。
Theywereaddinginsulttoinjury，andthisputusallintoafightingspirit，and，asnearlyaswecouldjudge，weexpectedtobeobligedtocutourwaythroughtheBashinjenextmorning。
3DAPRILAssoonasdaydawnedwewereastir，and，settingoffinadrizzlingrain，passedclosetothevillageThisrainprobablydampedtheardoroftherobbersWe，however，expectedtobefireduponfromeveryclumpoftrees，orfromsomeoftherockyhillocksamongwhichwewerepassing；anditwasonlyaftertwohours’marchthatwebegantobreathefreely，andmymenremarked，inthankfulness，“WearechildrenofJesus。”Wecontinuedourcourse，notwithstandingtherain，acrossthebottomoftheQuangoValley，whichwefoundbrokenbyclayshalerocksjuttingout，thoughlyingnearlyhorizontallyThegrassinallthehollows，atthistimequitegreen，wasabouttwofeethigherthanmyheadwhilesittingonox-backThisgrass，wettedbytherain，actedasashower-bathononesideofourbodies；andsomedeepgullies，fullofDISCOLOREDwater，completedthecoolingprocess。
Wepassedmanyvillagesduringthisdrenching，oneofwhichpossessedaflockofsheep；andaftersixhourswecametoastandneartheRiverQuangolat9d53’S。，long18d37’E。，whichmaybecalledtheboundaryofthePortugueseclaimstoterritoryonthewestAsIhadnownochangeofclothing，Iwasgladtocowerundertheshelterofmyblanket，thankfultoGodforhisgoodnessinbringingussofarwithoutlosingoneoftheparty。
4THAPRILWewerenowonthebanksoftheQuango，ariveronehundredandfiftyyardswide，andverydeep。