— “Tve arranged a c polygamists in four-month leave for your husband,” he told her quietly “The dispatch goes out this afternoon.” Isabel rose to thank Layard, but became dizzy and sat down heavil m told it’s most He summoned a cab and walked her down to the courtyard “ I've been in these offices for weeks,” she said, unable to control herself. Richard. Who is “Yes, I know. Please, you must stop it, to feel humiliated and silly bothering you said, holding Layard’s er? [don't want sleeve. “But I've had to. I've really had to, talks about your 'Yes, quite so. Now go home and care for yourself That evening Isabel’s mother called a doctor, who di diphtheria. Yet Isabs wosed an attack of Least of all. Ai ays defend him.” though ill, surrounded herself in bed with notes and correspondence, writing to Burton and, once more, to the army, to Lady Russel, to her husband's editors. She also concocted a list titled “Rules for My Guidance do all the others asa Wife rid of tame men rays done thin 1. Let your husband find in you a companion, friend, and x. He ig word adviser, and confidante, that he might miss nothing at ho speak against home; and let him find inthe wife what he and many other men fancy is only to be found in a mistres. i I. Bea careful nurse when he is ailing you've proved it IIL, Make his home snug, ious that Pm in IV. Improve and educate yourself in every way that he m 1s about strong, not become weary of you. " V ~epared to follow him at an hour's notice ate a cinnamon VI. Do not try to hide your affection for him, but let him see and feel it in every action. Never refuse anything he asks pe? He's halfway Keep up the honeymoon romance whether at home or in the desert. Do not make prudish bothers, which only dis vith a dismissive gust, and are not true modesty VIL. Perpetually work up his interests in the world trred inside her, VITI. Never confide your domestic affairs to your female friends. cand die without IX. Hide his faults from everyone she did have a X. Never allow anyone to speak disrespectfully of him before 1 Whitehall once you. Never permit anyone to tell you anything about him, ir Austen Henry “especially of his conduet with other women, Never hurt er of enthusiastic his feelings by a rude remark or jest. Never answer wher a wife in tears he finds fault. Never reproach him when he finds fault been very strong Always keep his heart up when he has made a failure. XL. Keep al disagreements for your own room, and never let cheeks with his others find them out snimutes until he XI Trust him and tell him everything, except another person'sDo nor bother him with religious talk. Be rel and give good example. Pray and procure prayers for him, doing all you ean for him without his knowing Cultivate your own good health and nerves to counteract his naturally melancholy tarn. XV. Never open his letters nor appear inquisitive about any- thing he does not volunteer to tell you. XVI Never interfere between him and his family XVIL. Keep everything going and let nothing be at a standstil nothing would weary him like stagnation. Grant waited twenty-two days at Kamrasis village in Bunyoro until ‘Speke and his men arrived in their wooden boats. Speke was in high spirits and greeted his colleague with excitement. Kamrasi and his court gathered for an official greeting. The king was tall, dour, muscled chieftain who used his spear like a shepherd's crook. There was none of the fancy ritual of Mutesa’s court here; in dress and manners Kamrasi and his men were rough warrior types whose village consisted of grey rude huts of wattle and thatch. At the edge of the river where Grant met the boats was a mountain of sweet yams, and around its perimeters a group of naked, sullen women kept busy culling as they glared at the new white man. ant, Speke, and the interpreters went forward to meet Kamrasi, who never altered his expression. He told them that he didn’t care for strangers, but that he intended to show kindness to the friends of the Kabaka Mutesa ‘Splendid fellow,” Grant whispered to Speke Bundles of gifts were unwrapped and displayed: beads, wire, mirrors, cloth, a rifle, bottle of brandy. Kamrasi frowned over each item, always looking to see what was next In the end, the king offered a few gifts of his own: flour, some palm wine and a bag of salt from a lake west of the village. Efforts at conversation continued only for a short time after the exchange of gifts, then Kamrasi gathered up his new things and retired Grant led Speke to an open shed, their camp: a bower of animal skins, bamboo, and clay. While slaves prepared supper, Grant and Speke excha news and began deciding what to do next. Speke talked about finding the Nile as it fowed from the nyanza, about the beauties of the Stones, and about the dangers on the river en route to Bunyoro. He also mentioned that he had seen an inlet of another possibly large lake, called Kyoga, which he hadn't explored because of hostile natives. Grant, in turn, reported that his leg was healing, but that they had definite problems with Kamrasi He wants us to stay a very long time.” at Mutes's Sorry.” “The Ni that direction leading due ‘would compli ‘There Speke pointed Society would But work very ¢ “These portion ofthe have no rea aid. “Well its soure in