Henry Morton Stanley he answered: "Yes, and I feel thankful that I am here to welcome you." Stanley joined Livingstone in exploring the region, finding that there was no connection between Lake Tanganyika and the Nile. On his return, he wrote a book about his experiences: "How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveries in Central Africa". In 1874, the "New York Herald" and Britain's "Daily Telegraph" financed Stanley on another expedition to Africa. His objective was nothing less than to complete the exploration and mapping of the central African lakes and rivers, in the process circumnavigating Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika and locating
Henry Morton Stanley encounter does not mention these words. The phrase is first quoted in a summary of Stanley's letters published by "The New York Times" on 2 July 1872. Stanley biographer Tim Jeal argued that the explorer invented it afterwards to help raise his standing because of "insecurity about his background". The "Herald"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s own first account of the meeting, published 1 July 1872, reports: Preserving a calmness of exterior before the Arabs which was hard to simulate as he reached the group, Mr. Stanley said: – "Doctor Livingstone, I presume?" A smile lit up the features of the pale white man as