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* Wapagazi, plural of pagazi, porter.
** Safari, journey, and, by inference, outfit for a journey.
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"Any papers to prove it?" asked Fred.
"No, sir. Reference to Tippoo Tib himself sufficient! He my part-uncle."
"Ready to tell any kind of a lie for you, eh?"
"No, sir, always telling truth! You got a cook yet?"
"Can you cook?" Fred answered guardedly.
"Yes, sah. Was cook formerly for Master Stanley, go with him on expedition. Later his boy. Later his headman. You want to go on expedition, I getting you good cook. Where you want to go?"
"Are you looking for a job?" asked Fred.
"What you after? Ivory?"
"Maybe."