So we parted, it being agreed that we were to start upon our journey
on the following morning.
CHAPTER XIII
RICA TOWN
As a matter of fact we did not leave Beza Town till twenty-four hours
later than had been arranged, since it took some time for old Babemba,
who was to be in charge of it, to collect and provision our escort of
five hundred men.
Here, I may mention, that when we got back to our huts we found the
two Mazitu bearers, Tom and Jerry, eating a hearty meal, but looking
rather tired. It appeared that in order to get rid of their favourable
evidence, the ceased witch-doctor, Imbozwi, who for some reason or
other had feared to kill them, caused them to be marched off to a
distant part of the land where they were imprisoned. On the arrival of
the news of the fall and death of Imbozwi and his subordinates, they
were set at liberty, and at once returned to us at Beza Town.
Of course it became necessary to explain to our servants what we were
about to do.
Pages:
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343