. jala, andChuma. The same precautions were used on the other side:the kitanda was brought close to the canoe, so as to prevent anyunnecessary pain in disembarking. Susi now hurried on ahead to reach Chitambos village, andsuperintend the building of another house. For the first mileor two they had to carry the doctor through swamps andplashes, glad to reach something like a dry plain at last. It would seem that his strength was here at its very lowestebb. Chuma, one of his bearers on these the last weary milesthe great traveller was
. jala, andChuma. The same precautions were used on the other side:the kitanda was brought close to the canoe, so as to prevent anyunnecessary pain in disembarking. Susi now hurried on ahead to reach Chitambos village, andsuperintend the building of another house. For the first mileor two they had to carry the doctor through swamps andplashes, glad to reach something like a dry plain at last. It would seem that his strength was here at its very lowestebb. Chuma, one of his bearers on these the last weary milesthe great traveller was destined to accomplish, says that theywere every now and then implored to stop and place their bur-den on the ground. So great were the pangs of his diseaseduring tins day that he could make no attempt to stand, and iflifted for a few yards a drowsiness came over him which alarmedthem all excessively. This was specially the case at one spotwhere a tree stood in the path. Here one of his attendants wascalled to him, and on stooping down he found him unable to. THE LAST MILE. 747 speak from faintness. They replaced him in the kitanda, andmade the best of their way on the journey. Some distance far-ther on great thirst oppressed him; he asked them if they hadany water, but, unfortunately, for once not a drop was to beprocured. Hastening on for fear of getting too far separatedfrom the party in advance, to their great comfort they now sawFarijala approaching with some which Susi had thoughtfullysent off from Chitambos village. Still wending their way on, it seemed as if they would notcomplete their task, for again at a clearing the sick man en-treated them to place him on the ground, and to let him staywhere he was. Fortunately at this moment some of the out-lying huts of the village came into sight, and they tried to rallyhim by telling him that he would quickly be in the house thatthe others had gone on to build, but they were obliged as it wasto allow him to remain for an hour i
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