. Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr. Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition ... at length the ruddy reflection of rising flames dancingamid the forest trees could be discerned, and showing thetrunk of one of the monarchs of the wood which had the Landeen meant to do when the object of our cun-ning stalk had been reached, I could not conjecture. My mindwas busy with thoughts that at this juncture some of the partywhich had lingered far in the rear would inevitably pass theman whom I had left with orders to stop them. Shoul
. Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr. Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition ... at length the ruddy reflection of rising flames dancingamid the forest trees could be discerned, and showing thetrunk of one of the monarchs of the wood which had the Landeen meant to do when the object of our cun-ning stalk had been reached, I could not conjecture. My mindwas busy with thoughts that at this juncture some of the partywhich had lingered far in the rear would inevitably pass theman whom I had left with orders to stop them. Should thathappen, and if they innocently made the slightest noise theywould soon attract the attention of the wild Makanga. *Nearer and nearer we drew, until we could see the firesblazing. For me the scene was one of the most intense excite-ment. I could perceive the bronze figures of numerous menstark and clear in the flickering light of the merry of the men were eating, others were grouped indiffer-ently about. * No sooner did the Landeen observe the position of af-fairs than they turned round and beat a rapid retreat. Away. THE CONGO FREE STATE AND RECENT EXPLORATIONS. 625 we Sped at a good pace farther toward the east. Now I couldunderstand why the Landeen were averse to day travelingin this country—there was something else besides the waterdifficulty and the heat. But the Landeen and Maravi both proved faithless; andKerr was left alone in the midst of savages. The defection ofthe Maravi was especially serious, for he depended upon themas interpreters; and was unable to make himself , at the village Chikuse he had the good fortune tomeet with a Portuguese elephant hunter, da Costa; by whosemeans he was soon supplied with the necessary attendants forhis journey to Lake Nyassa. It was his wish to visit the missionary station of Livingsto-nia, elsewhere in this volume referred to as one of those whichwere intended as a monument to the memory of Livi
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