On the Threshold of Central Africa : a Record of Twenty Years' Pioneering Among the Barotsi of the Upper Zambesi
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Moreover, kindness to a man who came to us in such circumstances was only our duty. While listening to him, as he related his adven- tures to us, I felt singularly drawn to him. He is a noble character.^ 1 See Mr. Selous's book "Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa" for an account of this visit. ■«^ ^ LOST WHITES 32$ It is a serious thing that the Batoka and Mashukulumboe have got to the point of not fearing to pillage and massacre the Europeans who have penetrated into their country. The ...adventures of Dr. Holub and Mr. Selous are by no means isolated cases. We hear of Portuguese traders, of the son of a missionary we know, and of his partner, a young Englishman, whom they have also massacred within the last few years. For the moment, that country is closed to science and com- merce, but I have faith that it is the Gospel which will open it before long. The Barotsi in full council {pitso) requested me to attend before them, and asked with interested curiosity if the Europeans who travel in these regions could be stripped and killed with impunity — were they " lost whites," " adventurers whom nobody cared for, even in their own country " ?
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