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With a great deal of difficulty, and after hours of delay, we managed to get under way with two boats besides the original one; and, after an hour and a half's paddling in the laziest manner possible, the men seized two pots of pombe and pulled in to Koki, guided by a king's messenger, who said this was one of the places appointed by order to pick up recruits for the force which was to take us to Gani.
"Only a few nights ago," he said, "Captain Koki and the other attaches spent an evening with me. We have charts and pieces, and with locked doors we played a war game of our own invention. It should all be over in three weeks." Prince Maiyo laughed softly. "You are right," he said. "I have gone over the ground myself. It could be done in even less time.
I was sure that we had passed the village of Koki, which was surrounded by much open ground and cultivation; and I now felt certain that the broad road, which had been constructed to mislead us, had taken us by the rear of Koki, which we had thus over-shot. We were marching forward in perfect silence, when I heard a bird cry "Co-co-me! Co-co-me"!
In our rear we could see back upon Wire and the hill of Kisuga; to the west were the same low plains of grass; east and by south, the jungles of Kidi; and to the northward, over downs of grass, the tops of some hills, which marked the neighbouring village of Koki, which we were making for.
"Koki," said I, when the native had entered the room a few minutes later, and closed the door behind him, "will you go to my room Number three in the hotel, and get some things for me?" "Yes," was the laconic reply of the man. "Here is the key of the door. Between the mattresses of the bed you will find two books, and in the shoe box on the floor there is a revolver.
On the 29th they reached the habitations of men at Koki, in Gani a collection of conical huts on the ridge of a small chain of hills. Knots of naked men were seen perched like monkeys on the granite blocks, anxiously watching their arrival. A messenger was sent to the governor, Chongi, who despatched the principal people in the place to welcome them.
We saw a herd of hartebeest, and reached at night a place within easy run of Koki in Gani. The weather had now become fine. At length we reached the habitations of men a collection of conical huts on the ridge of a small chain of granitic hills lying north-west.
It was a most fortunate peculiarity of the Unyoros that they did not attack at night-time. This was a grievous fault upon their side. If they had surrounded us every night, they would have kept us awake, and not only would have tired the men out, but they would have caused a useless expenditure of ammunition. On 17th of June, we started at 6.15 A.M., with the intention of reaching Koki.
From the site of Koki we saw the hills behind which, according to Bombay, Petherick was situated with his vessels; and we also saw a nearer hill, behind which his advanced post of elephant-hunters were waiting our arrival.
Sail down the Kafu The Navigable Nile Fishing and Sporting Population The Scenery on the River An Inhospitable Governor Karuma Falls Native Superstitions Thieveries Hospitable Reception at Koki by Chongi.
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