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Black Ivory Chapter 4
In which Harold Seadrift and his faithful companion Disco Lillihammer arrive at Zanzibar, set their minds to an adventurous expedition up the Zambesi river to observe commerce and the slave-trade firsthand, procuring goods, men, and an interpreter for the endeavour. Their encounters with the stark realities of the slave market and the bustling, troubled port of Quillimane reveal the complex and harsh world they are about to enter, as they prepare to push onwards into the African interior.
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