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