. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring. 42 FROM THE COAST TO KILIMANJARO second time tliey had tried to interfere in the conduct of the Expedition. The bearing of the people was a foretaste of what we might expect, and a revelation of the kind of spirit by which they were animated. It was easy to see what would happen if we yielded to their demands. Count Teleki tho- roughly understood all the bearings of the case, but on account of the readiness to desert, which always characterises. ' SIR, PEOPLE AVANT TO CAMP.' the beginning of an expeditio
. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring. 42 FROM THE COAST TO KILIMANJARO second time tliey had tried to interfere in the conduct of the Expedition. The bearing of the people was a foretaste of what we might expect, and a revelation of the kind of spirit by which they were animated. It was easy to see what would happen if we yielded to their demands. Count Teleki tho- roughly understood all the bearings of the case, but on account of the readiness to desert, which always characterises. ' SIR, PEOPLE AVANT TO CAMP.' the beginning of an expedition, he was unwilling to pro- ceed to severe measures as long as we were near the coast. And, truth to tell, in spite of our forbearance, this desertion soon assumed alarming proportions. But Count Teleki behaved as if he noticed nothing, and steadil}^ proceeded on his march. And when, soon afterwards, Muallim Harun, once in the service of the Mission, who spoke English, came up to him and said, ' Sir, people want to camp,' the Count merely answered grimly,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Höhnel, Ludwig, Ritter von. London : Longmans, Green & Co
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