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In the afternoon, as I had heard from Musa that the wives of the king and princes were fattened to such an extent that they could not stand upright, I paid my respects to Wazezeru, the king's eldest brother who, having been born before his father ascended the throne, did not come in the line of succession with the hope of being able to see for myself the truth of the story.
This was easily explained by Wazezeru himself, who, pointing to his wife, said, "This is all the product of those pots: from early youth upwards we keep those pots to their mouths, as it is the fashion at court to have very fat wives." 27th.
In the evening, Masudi, with Sangoro and several other merchants, came up from Kufro to pay us a visit of respect. 28th and 29th. A gentle hint having come to us that the king's brother, Wazezeru, expected a trifle in virtue of his rank, I sent him a blanket and seventy-five blue egg-beads. These were accepted with the usual good grace of these people.
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