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The Albert N'Yanza; Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...with seventeen cows, twenty pots of sour plantain cider, and many loads of unripe plaintains. I inquired whether Speke had left a medicine-chest with him. He replied that it was a very feverish country, and that he U 290 EXCHANGE BLOOD AND BECOME FRIENDS. chap. X. and his people had used all the medicine. Thus my last hope of quinine was cut off. I had always trusted to obtain a supply from the king, as Speke had told me that he had left a bottle with him. It was quite impossible to obtain any information from him, and I was carried back to my hut, where I found Mrs. Baker lying down with fever, and neither could render assistance to the other. On the following morning the king again appeared. I was better, and I had a long interview. He did not appear to heed my questions, but he at once requested that I would ally myself with him, and attack his enemy, Eionga. I told him that I could not embroil myself in such quarrels, but that I had only one object, which was the lake. I requested that he would give Ibrahim a large quantity of ivory, and that on his return from Gondokoro he would bring him most valuable articles in exchange. He said that he was not sure whether "my belly was black or white,"--by this he intended to express "evil or good intentions;" but that if it were white 1 should of course have no objection to exchange blood with him, as a proof of friendship and sincerity. This was rather too strong a dose! I replied that it would be impossible, as in my country the shedding of blood was considered a proof of hostility; therefore he must accept Ibrahim as my substitute. Accordingly the arms were bared and pricked; as the blood flowed, it was licked by either party, and an alliance was concluded. Ibrahim agreed to act with him against all...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781150162343
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 198
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150162341
  • Publisher Date: 10 Jul 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 363 gr


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