“I fear you will find this a very unconnected narration, but my apology must be that the Consul-General is not well, and the other assistant absent on duty, and there is much work for me to do. Mr. Arthur Laing has been entrusted with the charge of the remains and diaries, which latter he has been instructed to hand to Lord Derby. “Trusting that you are in the enjoyment of good health, and with great respect, believe me, dear Sir Bartle, your most obedient servant, “FREDERICK HOLMWOOD. “To the Right Hon. Sir BARTLE FRERE, K. C. B., G. C. S. I., etc., President of the Royal Geographical Society.” [Illustration] CHAPTER XVI. THE CORPSE BORNE TO ENGLAND AND LAID IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. The Body of Dr. Livingstone Borne to Unyanyembe by his Attendants, and thence to Zanzibar -- The British Consul-General sends it, with the Doctor’s Papers, Books, etc., to England -- Arrival at Southampton, and at London -- The People Vie in Tributes of Respect -- The Funeral -- The Grave in Westminster Abbey. [Illustration: LIVINGSTONE ENDING HIS LAST MARCH AT ILALA.] From the point where Dr. Livingstone died to Unyanyembe was a distance of upward of one thousand miles; this the Doctor’s faithful attendants traversed with his remains, frequently having to diverge materially from the road to circumvent hostile demonstrations of parties of natives. Six toilsome months were consumed in the journey, and the month of November had opened ere they reached Unyanyembe. Thence, after a pause, they bore their precious burden to Zanzibar, where they arrived in February, 1874, and delivered the corpse and the Doctor’s personal effects (including his Diary, papers, etc.) into the custody of the British Consul-General, who immediately shipped them, in care of Mr. Arthur Laing, for England. Among those who accompanied the body was Jacob Wainwright, Dr. Livingstone’s body-servant. At Aden, the steamer _Malwa_, which had been sent out by the British Government, met them, and the party were transferred to her.