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Title: Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr. Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition ..
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Kelsey, D. M., (from old catalog) comp
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Publisher: St. Louis and Philadelphia, Scammel & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ed waistcoat, and a pair of graytweed trousers. Stanley would have run to him, only he says,* I Avas a coward in the presence of such a mob—would haveembraced him, only, he being an Englishman, I did not knowhow he would receive me; so I did what cowardice and falsepride suggested was the best thing—walked deliberately tohim, took off my hat, and said: * Dr. Livingstone, I presume? * Yes, said he, with a kind smile, lifting his cap slightly. Stanley replaced his hat on his head, and Livingstone puton his cap; and they bbth grasped hands; and Stanley thensaid aloud : *I thank God, Doctor, that I have been permitted to seeyou.; I feel thankful, replied Livingstone, that I am here towelcome you. Stanley turned to the Arabs, took off his hat to them in re-sponse to the saluting chorus of Yamhos he received, and thedoctor introduced them to him byname. Then oblivious of thecrowds, oblivious of the men who had shared dangers withhim, Livingstone and Stanley turned their faces toward the
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HOW STANLEY FOUND LIVINGSTONE. 467 elder mans tembe. They are seated with their backs to thewall. The Arabs take seats on their left. More than a thou-sand natives are in front of them, filling the whole squaredensely, indulging their curiosity, and discussing the fact oftwo white men meeting at Ujiji—one just come from Manyue-ma, in the west, and one from Unyanyembe in the east. Conversation began; questions innumerable, yet of the sim-plest kind; then Livingstone began to tell the story of histravels, while Stanley listened entranced. The Arabs rose with adelicacy of which the white men approved, as if they intuitive-ly knew that they ought to be left to themselves. Stanley sentBombay with them, to give them the news they also wanted somuch to know about the affairs at Unyanyembe; they all hadfriends there, and it was but natural that they should be anx-ious to hear of what concerned them. Presently Stanley called to him the man who had charge ofDr. Livingstones letter bag, and ba

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