CHAPTER XVI.
Regulating the Sun--Arrival of the Ashanti Embassy--The Palaver--Ciceronian Eloquence--A Diplomatic Fiction--A Beautiful Simile--Physiognomies--Unhealthiness of the Camp 281
Regulating the Sun--Arrival of the Ashanti Embassy--The Palaver--Ciceronian Eloquence--A Diplomatic Fiction--A Beautiful Simile--Physiognomies--Unhealthiness of the Camp 281