Indeed the rumour that a white god
had appeared in the land out of the sea had already reached them, and
therefore they were prepared to worship me. Here our people left us,
saying that they dared not go further from their own country.
The scene of the departure was strange, since every one of them came and
rubbed his forehead in the dust before me and then went away, walking
backwards and bowing. Still their going did not make a great difference
to us, since the new tribe was much as the old one, though if anything,
rather less clothed and more dirty. Also it accepted me as a god without
question and gave us all the food we needed. Moreover, when we left
their land men were provided to carry the litters and the loads.
Thus, then, passing from tribe to tribe, we travelled on southward, ever
southwards, finding always that the rumour of the coming of "the god"
had gone before us. So gentle were all these people, that not once did
we meet with any who tried to harm us or to steal our goods, or who
refused us the best of what they had. Our adventures, it is true, were
many.
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