Stas determined to sound him upon this point.
"Kali, what is the name of your people?" he asked.
"Wahima," answered the young negro.
"Is that a great nation?"
"Great, which is making war upon the bad Samburus and takes their cattle."
"Is that country like this?"
"No. There are mountains and great water."
"How is that water called?"
"We call it 'The Dark Water.'"
Stas thought that the boy might come from the neighborhood of the
Albert Nyanza, which up to that time had been in the hands of Emin
Pasha; so, desiring to confirm this, he asked further: