Up against it in Nigeria . here was a box lying inhis store stamped with my name, which had beenthere for nearly a year. Did I know anythingabout it ? I went and opened the box, and foundit to contain the roan trophies, moth-eaten andruined, which I had handed under pressure to myobliging friend to take home the previous June ! Mr. W. P. Hewby, , reached Maiduguriat the end of the month, and, after assessing Masuand Magumeri Districts, I was called in to seehim—for the first time. I do not presume to dojustice to the portrayal of a man who came intothe country before I came into the worl
Up against it in Nigeria . here was a box lying inhis store stamped with my name, which had beenthere for nearly a year. Did I know anythingabout it ? I went and opened the box, and foundit to contain the roan trophies, moth-eaten andruined, which I had handed under pressure to myobliging friend to take home the previous June ! Mr. W. P. Hewby, , reached Maiduguriat the end of the month, and, after assessing Masuand Magumeri Districts, I was called in to seehim—for the first time. I do not presume to dojustice to the portrayal of a man who came intothe country before I came into the world andwhose name1 was known even in the parts aboutTripoli, but this much I will say : never did per-sonality inspire greater loyalty or respect. Hiscaustic tongue—and it could be caustic !—con-cealed the warmest of hearts; his bearing wasformidable—almost arrogant—but only calculated 1 Having been at Ibi for some time in the Royal NigerCompany days, his name was corrupted by the natives into Mustafa or Mista \
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