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of Birds --Cattle Stealers at Night--A Thief shot--My Wife ill with Fever-- March to Obbo--Great Puff Adder--Poison-fangs of Snakes--Violent Storm--Arrive again at Obbo--Hostility caused by the Turks--The M.D. attends us--Death of "Mouse"--Marauding Expedition--Saat becomes scientific--Saat and Gaddum Her--Will England suppress the Slave Trade?--Filthy Customs of the Natives--The Egyptian Scarabaeus-- Bacheeta, the Unyoro Slave--Intelligence of the Lake--Its probable Commercial Advantages--Commerce with the Interior--Obbo the Clothing Frontier--Death of my last Camel--Excellent Species of Gourd--A Morning Call in Obbo--Katchiba's Musical Accomplishments--Loss of remaining Donkey--Deceived by the Turks--Fever--Symptoms--Dismal Prospect, "Coming Events," &c.

CHAPTER X.
LIFE AT OBBO.
Physician in General--Influence gained over the People--Katchiba is applied to for Rain--"Are you a Rainmaker?"--Katchiba takes Counsel's Opinion--Successful Case--Night-watch for Elephants--Elephant killed --Dimensions of the Elephant--Wild Boars--Start for the South--Mrs. Baker thrown from her Ox--The Asua River--Stalking Mehedehet Antelope --A Prairie Fire--Tracking an Antelope--Turks' Standard-bearer killed --Arrival at Shooa--The Neighbourhood of Shooa--Fruitfulness of Shooa --Cultivation and Granaries--Absconding of Obbo Porters--"Wheels within Wheels"--Difficulty in starting South--Departure from Shooa-- Fatiko Levee--Boundless Prairies--Fire the Prairies--Deceit of the Guide--Arrive at the Victoria Nile--Arrive at Rionga's Country--Start for Karuma--The Karuma Falls--Welcome by Kamrasi's People--Passage of the River forbidden--To await Reply of Kamrasi--The Natives' Dread of Kamrasi--They hold a Conference--Resolve to cross the River alone-- The Ferry of Atada--Reception by Keedja--I lull the Suspicions of the Natives--Appellations of Speke and Grant--Freemasonry of Unyoro-- Native Curiosity--The Bark Cloth of Unyoro--Comparative Civilization of Unyoros--Native Pottery--The Bottle Gourds used as Models--"Great Men never in a Hurry to pay Visits"--Pronounced to be Speke's Brother-- The Escort cross the River--Neatness of the Natives in packing--Native Manufactures--March parallel with the Victoria Nile--Severe Illness of Mrs. Baker--March to the Capital--Kamrasi suspects Treachery--Arrive at last at the Capital--Imprisoned on the Marsh--Expectation of an Attack--Kamrasi makes a State Visit--Conversation with the King--His Reception of my Presents--Another Interview with Kamrasi--Exchange Blood and become Friends--Avarice of the King--Permitted to leave our Fever-bed--Ibrahim and Party return North--Sulkiness of Bacheeta-- Attempt to barter for Speke's Rifle--Rapacity of the Chiefs.

CHAPTER XI.
THE START FOR THE LAKE.
Despicable Conduct of the King--Pertinacity of Kamrasi--Kamrasi's Infamous Proposal--Resentment of the King's Insolence--The King's Apology--Expectation of a Fight--Kamrasi's Satanic Escort--The Rout at a Gun-shot--A disagreeable Escort--Passage of the Kafoor--Mrs. Baker receives a Sun-stroke--Dismissal of the brutal Escort--Misery and Distress--Return to Consciousness, but afflicted with Brain-fever

CHAPTER XII.
RECOVERED.
The Sugarcane indigenous--Unyoro People clean Feeders--Close to the Lake--Discovery of the Albert N'yanza--Gratitude to Providence-- Denominate it "The Albert N'yanza"--Fishing Tackle--The Lake declared to be the Sea--Feast in honour of the Discovery--Survey of the Lake-- Geography of the Lake--Countries bordering the Lake--The Great Basin of the Nile--Sources of the Nile--Affluents of the Albert Lake--Our whole party Fever-stricken--Yearning for Home--Arrange Canoes for Lake Voyage--Start from Vacovia--Voyage upon the Lake--Shore Encampment-- Deserted by the Boatmen--No Pilot--Endeavour to civilize the Canoes-- Adapt a Scotch Plaid for a Sail--Natives volunteer as Boatmen--Storm on the Lake--Nearly swamped--Land safely on Shore--Falls of the Kaiigiri River--Shoot a Crocodile--Taste of Crocodile Flesh-- Discomforts of Lake Voyage--Elephants in the Lake--Inhospitable Natives--Procure Supplies--The Lake changes its character--Arrival at Magungo--Embouchure of the Somerset River--Fish and Fishing--The Baggera and Lepidosiren Annecteus--Native Fishing Arrangements--Exit of the Nile from the Lake--Nile navigable from Lake to Madi--The Victoria Nile at Magungo--Determination to settle Nile Question--Nobly seconded by Mrs. Baker--Leave Magungo--Voyage up the Victoria Nile-- Stricken again with Fever--Guided by Waterplants--Numerous Crocodiles --The Murchison Falls--Hippopotamus charges the Canoe--Narrow Escape from Crocodiles--Arrival of Oxen, but not the Guide--Loss of Oxen from Fly-bite--Sickness on the March--The Island of Patooan--Information about Ibrahim--Difference in the Level--Difference in Observations-- Altitudes

CHAPTER XIII.
TREACHEROUS DESIGNS OF THE NATIVES.
Confined in the Country--Determine to proceed--Deserted by the Natives --Discovery of a "Tullaboon" Granary--Misery at Shooa Moru--Hard Fare --Preparation for Death--Kamrasi's Tactics--The Bait takes--We are carried to the King's Camp--Rejoin the Turks' Detachment--Their Welcome--Kamrasi seeks my Alliance--Deception of Kamrasi--M'Gambi has impersonated the King--The real Kamrasi--Prefer seeing Meat to a King --The begging Envoy--Carried to the Camp of Kamrasi--Introduction to the real King--Description of Kamrasi--The Native Court

CHAPTER XIV.
AT HOME IN KISOONA.
System of Fattening--Native Preparations of Food--Native Manufactures --Knavery of Native Butter-dealers--Vapour Bath for Fever--State Visit from the King--Mendicancy again--The King in love with a Tooth-comb-- Effect of concave Mirror--Attempts at Ancient History--Kamrasi's Request--Kamrasi affronted--Sudden Invasion of the Country--Alarm and Cowardice of Kamrasi--The British Flag protects Unyoro--Diplomatic Arrangement--Conference with Debono's Party--Settle authoritatively all Objections--Retreat of the Invaders.

CHAPTER XV.
KAMRASI BEGS FOR THE BRITISH FLAG.
The pertinacious Beggar--Summary Justice for High Treason--Arrival of Ivory for the Turks--Frightful Barbarities upon Captives--The Female Captives--Treacherous Murder of Sali--Disputes with Kamrasi--Advice to Kamrasi--The Turks begin to bully--Eddrees refused Admittance at Court--Communicate with Ibrahim--Drunkenness among the Unyoros-- Native Sorcerers--Implicit Belief in Sorcerers--Invasion of the M'Was --Consulted by the King in the Extremity--Kamrasi will not Fight--An invigorating little Difficulty--Mock Valour by Unyoros--Kamrasi's Retreat--We are Deserted--Prepare for Retreat--Leave Kisoona--Arrive at Deang--No Water--Deserted again by the Porters--Richarn missing-- Richarn reported as killed--The M'Was' Drums beat--March to Foweera-- The Night Retreat--Lose the Road--At a Loss for direct Route--Capture a Native--Recover the Route--Exhaustion