44 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

Kionga's sister, Nickachtippi, and his daughter, Kegehi, came to visit me, and I was much pleased to see them again. Kegehi is a lively, talkative woman, and the first thing she asked was how manywives I had; the reason for this question being that when we were at Kodj before, she had been much astonished that none of us were married, and had proposed to Mr. Wilson to be Number One ; he had respectfully declined her offer, and she then declared that in Uganda we should be married nolens volens. She was consequently much disappointed and surprised that her prophecy had not proved correct.

Nickachtippi is quite a different woman ; she is a finely-built, pure-blooded Mhuma, with clearly cut features and proud flashing eyes ; a perfect lady, and so good-hearted.

Light was her form, and darkly delicate That brow, whereon her native sun had set, But had not marred.

As Eionga was away she and her niece did the honours, and appeared to be joint rulers in his absence. I received many presents from them of food and other things, and they paid me several visits, one of which I returned, taking them a few small articles, such as a comb, some needles and cotton. Nickachtippi would much have liked a suit of English clothes. She remembered Lady Baker very well, asking me to give salaams to the " Star,"