328 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

could, and they seemed quite unable to understand my anxiety for a mere boy.

It was at Amfina's that I had the pleasure of meeting the Eev. Mr. Wilson, who had come from Uganda to meet our party, and who has been my companion and friend through many a danger, and many a long month of wearisome travel.

All the villages here are well fortified by a thick thorn fence, partly as protection against Kabrega, and partly to prevent the entrance of leopards. There is only one gateway, just wide enough for a cow to get through ; and it is closed at night by a massive door, which slides between the walls and two upright posts, thus forming an impassable barrier.

The way in which the "Wanyoro build their houses is as follows : a long stout pole is fixed into the ground; around this, at the distance of some ten feet, is placed a circle of saplings, which are bent over and securely fastened to the centre pole, thus forming a dome. The whole is thatched with grass ; a doorway and porch are made, and the hut is finished as far as its externals are concerned.

Inside there are two partitions, dividing the hut into three parts, as shown in the diagram. In one of these is the fire, in another the beds, while the third is used as a sitting-room.

There is no arrangement made to permit the smoke to escape, and so the huts are not very