He had a fine large house, in which he often received visitors; and his garden was the best for flowers which I had seen in the tropics, although there was no great variety.

It was he who introduced the rose hedges which give such a charming appearance to the villages; and to him is chiefly due the general neatness and good order that everywhere prevail.

I consulted him about a fresh locality, as I found Rurukan too much in the clouds, dreadfully damp and gloomy, and with a general stagnation of bird and insect life.

He recommended me a village some distance beyond the lake, near which was a large forest, where he thought I should find plenty of birds.

As he was going himself in a few days, I decided to accompany him.
After dinner I asked him for a guide to the celebrated waterfall on the outlet stream of the lake.