"'What are you, Chumah, the friend of Weko-tani?'
"'Yes, sir.'
"'And is the doctor well?'
"'Not very well, sir.'
"'Where has he been so long?
"'In Manyuema.'
"'Now you, Susi, run and tell the doctor I am coming.'
"'Yes, sir,' and off he darted like a madman.
"By this time we were within two hundred yards of the village, and the multitude was getting denser, and almost preventing our march. Flags and streamers were out; Arabs and Wangwana were pushing their way through the natives in order to greet us, for according to their account we belonged to them. But the great wonder of all was, 'How did you come from Unyanyembe?'
"Soon Susi came running back and asked me my name; he had told the doctor that I was coming, but the doctor was too surprised to believe him, and when the doctor asked him my name Susi was rather staggered.