ABSTRACT
ON this side of the river we were out of Bararetta, the country here being called Kalinde. A little farther north is a place called Ramo, upon which the Gallas make their retreat in times of war. Being, as it is said, completely surrounded by water it is considered inaccessible to such foes as the Masai, and therefore quite safe. There all the Gallas who had fled from Bararetta were now staying, though the place is said to be little better than a swamp. Wishful to see as much of the Gallas as possible, we asked to be taken there, but our guides shook their heads, evidently jealous of our learning too much.
