Quengueza was greatly delighted, and exclaimed,
" What kind of ntangani (white man) is this ? He fears
nothing; he cares for neither sun nor water; he loves
nothing but the himt."



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The old king charged the people to take great care of
his "white iiiaii, and to defend him with their lives, if
need be. ,

"We tra^•eled all day, and aljout sunset came to a little
river. Here we began at once to make a fire and build
leaf)' shelters for the night. Scarcely was the fire-wood
gathered, and we were safely bestowed imder our shel-
.ter, when a storm came up which lasted half an hour.
Then all was clear once more. We cooked plantains
and smoked some dried fishes.
In the evening the men told stories about gorillas.
" I remember," said one, " my father told me he once
went out to the forest, when just in his path he met a
great gorilla. My father had his spear in his hand.
