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In the Heart of Africa

CHAPTER XVIII
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Every one was squeezing for the best place, and, driving them on one side, I found the wonder that had excited their curiosity.

The hut being very dark, my wife had employed her solitude during my conference with the natives, in dressing her hair at the doorway, which, being very long and blonde, was suddenly noticed by some natives; a shout was given, the rush described had taken place, and the hut was literally mobbed by the crowd of savages eager to see the extraordinary novelty.

The gorilla would not make a greater stir in London streets than we appeared to create at Atada.
The oxen shortly arrived; one was immediately killed, and the flesh divided into numerous small portions arranged upon the hide.

Blonde hair and white people immediately lost their attractions, and the crowd turned their attention to beef.

We gave them to understand that we required flour, beans, and sweet potatoes in exchange.
The market soon went briskly, and the canoe was laden with provisions and sent across to our hungry people on the other side the river.
The difference between the Unyoro people and the tribes we had hitherto seen was most striking.


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