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In this little native town we are driven round in rickshaws, each with four men pushing and pulling, who utter a queer, clanging note of exclamation in chorus, every few seconds, hour after hour. IN THIS LITTLE NATIVE TOWN WE ARE DRIVEN ROUND IN RICKSHAWS EACH WITH FOUR MEN PUSHING AND PULLING WHO UTTER A QUEER CLANGING NOTE OF EXCLAMATION IN CHORUS EVERY FEW SECONDS HOUR AFTER HOUR
d the very nicest of all nice daughters--you blessed girlie. Do you remember when you explained, with some asperity, that of course you wished Ted were at home, because you didn't have anybody as a really intimate companion, whereas Mother had "old Father"? It is a great comfort to have a daughter to whom I can write about all kinds of intimate things! This is a most interesting place. We crossed the great Nyanza Lake, in a comfortable steamer, in 24 hours, seeing a lovely sunset across the vast expanse of waters; and the moonlight later was as lovely. Here it is as hot as one would expect directly on the Equator, and the brilliant green landscape is fairly painted with even more brilliant flowers, on trees, bush, and vines; while the strange, semi-civilized people are most interesting. The queer little king's Prime Minister, an exceedingly competent, gorgeously dressed, black man, reminds Kermit of a rather civilized Umslopagaar--if that is the way you spell Rider Haggard's Zulu hero.  AND THE VERY NICEST OF ALL NICE DAUGHTERS YOU BLESSEDY GIRLIE DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU EXPLAINED WITH SOME ASPERITY THAT OF COURSE YOU WISHED TAD WERE AT HOME BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY AS A REALLY INTIMATE COMPANION WHEREAS MOTHER HAD QUOTE OLD FATHER IN QUOTE IT IS A GREAT COMFORT TO HAVE A DAUGHTER TO WHOM I CAN WRITE ABOUT ALL KINDS OF INTIMATE THINGS THIS IS A MOST INTERESTING PLACE WE CROSSED THE GREAT NYANZA LAKE IN A COMFORTABLE STEAMER IN TWENTY FOUR HOURS SEEING A LOVELY SUNSET ACROSS THE VAST EXPANSE OF WATERS AND THE MOONLIGHT LATER WAS AS LOVELY HERE IT IS AS HOT AS ONE WOULD EXPECT DIRECTLY ON THE EQUATOR AND THE BRILLIANT GREEN LANDSCAPE IS FAIRLY PAINTED WITH EVEN MORE BRILLIANT FLOWERS ON TREES BUSH AND VINES WHILE THE STRANGE SEMI CIVILIZED PEOPLE ARE MOST INTERESTING THE QUEER LITTLE KING'S PRIME MINISTER AN EXCEEDINGLY COMPETENT GORGEOUSLY DRESSED BLACK MAN REMINDS KERMIT OF A RATHER CIVILIZED UNSLOW PAG AIR IF THAT IS THE WAY YOU SPELL RIDER HAGGARD ZULU HERO
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