Presents—Cross the Loajima—
   Appearance of People; Hair Fashions.

   Chapter 23. Make a Detour southward—Peculiarities of the
   Inhabitants—Scarcity of Animals—Forests—Geological
   Structure of the Country—Abundance and Cheapness of Food near
   the Chihombo—A Slave lost—The Makololo Opinion of
   Slaveholders—Funeral Obsequies in Cabango—Send a Sketch of
   the Country to Mr. Gabriel—Native Information respecting the
   Kasai and Quango—The Trade with Luba—Drainage of Londa—
   Report of Matiamvo's Country and Government—Senhor Faria's
   Present to a Chief—The Balonda Mode of spending Time—
   Faithless Guide—Makololo lament the Ignorance of the Balonda—
   Eagerness of the Villagers for Trade—Civility of a Female
   Chief—The Chief Bango and his People—Refuse to eat Beef—
   Ambition of Africans to have a Village—Winters in the
   Interior—Spring at Kolobeng—White Ants:  "Never could desire
   to eat any thing better"—Young Herbage and Animals—Valley of
   the Loembwe—The white Man a Hobgoblin—Specimen of
   Quarreling—Eager Desire for Calico—Want of Clothing at
   Kawawa's—Funeral Observances—Agreeable Intercourse with
   Kawawa—His impudent Demand—Unpleasant Parting—Kawawa tries
   to prevent our crossing the River Kasai—Stratagem.

   Chapter 24. Level Plains—Vultures and other Birds—Diversity
   of Color in Flowers of the same Species—The Sundew—Twenty-
   seventh Attack of Fever—A River which flows in opposite
   Directions—Lake Dilolo the Watershed between the Atlantic and
   Indian Oceans—Position of Rocks—Sir Roderick Murchison's
   Explanation—Characteristics of the Rainy Season in connection
   with the Floods of the Zambesi and the Nile—Probable Reason
   of Difference in Amount of Rain South and North of the
   Equator—Arab Reports of Region east of Londa—Probable
   Watershed of the Zambesi and the Nile—Lake Dilolo—Reach
   Katema's Town:  his renewed Hospitality; desire to appear like
   a White Man; ludicrous Departure—Jackdaws—Ford southern
   Branch of Lake Dilolo—Small Fish—Project for a Makololo
   Village near the Confluence of the Leeba and the Leeambye—
   Hearty Welcome from Shinte—Kolimbota's Wound—Plant-seeds and
   Fruit-trees brought from Angola—Masiko and Limboa's Quarrel—
   Nyamoana now a Widow—Purchase Canoes and descend the Leeba—
   Herds of wild Animals on its Banks—Unsuccessful Buffalo-
   hunt—Frogs—Sinbad and the Tsetse—Dispatch a Message to
   Manenko—Arrival of her Husband Sambanza—The Ceremony called
   Kasendi—Unexpected Fee for performing a surgical Operation—
   Social Condition of the Tribes—Desertion of Mboenga—
   Stratagem of Mambowe Hunters—Water-turtles—Charged by a
   Buffalo—Reception from the People of Libonta—Explain the
   Causes of our long Delay—Pitsane's Speech—Thanksgiving
   Services—Appearance of my "Braves"—Wonderful Kindness of the
   People.

   Chapter 25. Colony of Birds called Linkololo—The Village of
   Chitlane—Murder of Mpololo's Daughter—Execution of the
   Murderer and his Wife—My Companions find that their Wives
   have married other Husbands—Sunday—A Party from Masiko—
   Freedom of Speech—Canoe struck by a Hippopotamus—Gonye—
   Appearance of Trees at the end of Winter—Murky Atmosphere—
   Surprising Amount of organic Life—Hornets—The Packages
   forwarded by Mr. Moffat—Makololo Suspicions and Reply to the
   Matebele who brought them—Convey the Goods to an Island and
   build a Hut over them—Ascertain that Sir R. Murchison had
   recognized the true Form of African Continent—Arrival at
   Linyanti—A grand Picho—Shrewd Inquiry—Sekeletu in his
   Uniform—A Trading-party sent to Loanda with Ivory—Mr.
   Gabriel's Kindness to them—Difficulties in Trading—Two
   Makololo Forays during our Absence—Report of the Country to
   the N.E.—Death of influential Men—The Makololo desire to be
   nearer the Market—Opinions upon a Change of Residence—
   Climate of Barotse Valley—Diseases—Author's Fevers not a
   fair Criterion in the Matter—The Interior an inviting Field
   for the Philanthropist—Consultations about a Path to the East
   Coast—Decide on descending North Bank of Zambesi—Wait for
   the Rainy Season—Native way of spending Time during the
   period of greatest Heat—Favorable Opening for Missionary
   Enterprise—Ben Habib wishes to marry—A Maiden's Choice—
   Sekeletu's Hospitality—Sulphureted Hydrogen and Malaria—
   Conversations with Makololo—Their moral Character and
   Conduct—Sekeletu wishes to purchase a Sugar-mill, etc.—The
   Donkeys—Influence among the Natives—"Food fit for a Chief"—
   Parting Words of Mamire—Motibe's Excuses.

   Chapter 26. Departure from Linyanti—A Thunder-storm—An Act
   of genuine Kindness—Fitted out a second time by the Makololo—
   Sail down the Leeambye—Sekote's Kotla and human Skulls; his
   Grave adorned with Elephants' Tusks—Victoria Falls—Native
   Names—Columns of Vapor—Gigantic Crack—Wear of the Rocks—
   Shrines of the Barimo—"The Pestle of the Gods"—Second Visit
   to the Falls—Island Garden—Store-house Island—Native
   Diviners—A European Diviner—Makololo Foray—Marauder to be
   fined—Mambari—Makololo wish to stop Mambari Slave-trading—
   Part with Sekeletu—Night Traveling—River Lekone—Ancient
   fresh-water Lakes—Formation of Lake Ngami—Native Traditions—
   Drainage of the Great Valley—Native Reports of the Country
   to the North—Maps—Moyara's Village—Savage Customs of the
   Batoka—A Chain of Trading Stations—Remedy against Tsetse—
   "The Well of Joy"—First Traces of Trade with Europeans—
   Knocking out the front Teeth—Facetious Explanation—
   Degradation of the Batoka—Description of the Traveling Party—
   Cross the Unguesi—Geological Formation—Ruins of a large
   Town—Productions of the Soil similar to those in Angola—
   Abundance of Fruit.

   Chapter 27. Low Hills—Black Soldier-Ants; their Cannibalism—
   The Plasterer and its Chloroform—White Ants; their
   Usefulness—Mutokwane-smoking; its Effects—Border Territory—
   Healthy Table-lands—Geological Formation—Cicadae—Trees—
   Flowers—River Kalomo—Physical Conformation of Country—
   Ridges, sanatoria—A wounded Buffalo assisted—Buffalo-bird—
   Rhinoceros-bird—Leaders of Herds—The Honey-guide—The White
   Mountain—Mozuma River—Sebituane's old Home—Hostile Village—
   Prophetic Phrensy—Food of the Elephant—Ant-hills—Friendly
   Batoka—Clothing despised—Method of Salutation—Wild Fruits—
   The Captive released—Longings for Peace—Pingola's Conquests—
   The Village of Monze—Aspect of the Country—Visit from the
   Chief Monze and his Wife—Central healthy Locations—Friendly
   Feelings of the People in reference to a white Resident—
   Fertility of the Soil—Bashukulompo Mode of dressing their
   Hair—Gratitude of the Prisoner we released—Kindness and
   Remarks of Monze's Sister—Dip of the Rocks—Vegetation—
   Generosity of the Inhabitants—Their Anxiety for Medicine—
   Hooping-cough—Birds and Rain.

   Chapter 28. Beautiful Valley—Buffalo—My young Men kill two
   Elephants—The Hunt—Mode