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Palace, Uganda--Continued.
Continued Diplomatic Difficulties--Negro Chaffing--The King in a New Costume--Adjutant and Heron Shooting at Court--My Residence Changed--Scenes at Court--The Kamraviona, or Commander-in-Chief--Quarrels--Confidential Communications with the King--Court Executions and Executioners--Another Day with the Queen.
7th .-- The farce continued, and how to manage these haughty capricious blacks puzzled my brains considerably; but I felt that if I did not stand up now, no one would ever be treated better hereafter.

I sent Nasib to the queen, to explain why I had not been to see her.

I desired to do so, because I admired her wisdom; but before I went I must first see the king, to provide against any insult being offered to me, such as befell Bombay when I sent him with medicine.

Having despatched him, I repaired again to the palace.