The headman scolded the fellow for his meanness in wishing to get rid of our goods where we could not procure carriers, and made him carry them on.

The village, at the foot of the cataracts, had increased very much in size and wealth since we passed it on our way up.

A number of large new huts had been built; and the people had a good stock of cloth and beads.

We could not account for this sudden prosperity, until we saw some fine large canoes, instead of the two old, leaky things which lay there before.

This had become a crossing-place for the slaves that the Portuguese agents were carrying to Tette, because they were afraid to take them across nearer to where the ship lay, about seven miles off.