...Evidently one of the labourers from Buea, named Xenia, is a goodman...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...Rout theboys out, and start at seven, with Sasu, Head man, Xenia, Black boy,Kefalla and Cook...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...The men are sulky, and Sasu, Peter, Kefalla, and Head man say theywill wait and come on as soon as cook brings the soda water, and I goon, and presently see Xenia and Black boy are following me...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...“Black boy say him footbe tire too much,” said Xenia, as he threw himself down in thelittle shade the rock could give...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...I took a cupful of sour claretout of the bottle in the bag, and told Xenia to come on up as soon ashe was rested, and meanwhile to yell to the others down below and tellthem to come on...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...I picked up the place where I had left Xenia, but no Xenia was there,nor came there any answer to my bush call for him, so on I went downtowards the place where, hours ago, I had left the men...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...I went towards it and found Xenialost on his own account, and distinctly quaint in manner, and then Irecollected that I had been warned Xenia is slightly crazy...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...In a homicidal state of mind, I made tracks forthe missing ones followed by Xenia...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...But we couldnot see these “picking-up” points in the darkness, so Ihad to keep getting Xenia to strike matches, and hold them in his hatwhile I looked at the compass...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...They go, and this leaves me in the forest camp with Kefalla, Xenia,and Cook, and we start expecting the water sent for by Monrovia boyyesterday forenoon...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...About seven we are off again, with Xenia, Head man, Cook, Monroviaboy and a labourer from Buea - the water-carriers have gone home afterhaving had their morning chop...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...They have divided up into three parties: Kefallaand Xenia, who have struck up a great friendship, take the lower, themost exposed fire...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...They begin talking to each other on their different tribal societies;Kefalla is a Vey, Xenia a Liberian, so in the interests of Science Igive them two heads of tobacco to stimulate their conversation...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...However, I settle in my mind to keep on, and ask for volunteers to comewith me, and Bum, the head man, and Xenia announce their willingness...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...Head man gets half a dozen falls, and when weare about three parts of the way up Xenia gives in...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...Comforting myself with these reflections, I start down to find Bum,and do so neatly, and then together we scramble down carefully amongthe rotten black rocks, intent on finding Xenia...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...I find Bum and Monroviaboy, and learn that during my absence Xenia, who always fancies himselfas a path-finder, has taken the lead, and gone off somewhere with therest...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
... See Walch: Ad Gorii Xenia, p...
Rodolfo Lanciani 「Pagan and Christian Rome」
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