However, I pulled myself together and spoke to
themseverely, ending with an order to advance. Also I had lost my hat, and what is
an Englishmanwithout his hat? Kaneke followed, in the midst ofthe remaining porters,
who acted as his bodyguard. From here the place looks small, but it isnot small. So
he went on till at last I cut his drivel short. In that case there is nothing more
to be said.
Lord, the Chief of my tribe, the Dabanda, is her
head-priest. Still, if the Baas has any doubts, perhaps he would like to go andsee.
To lose oneself in that forest would indeed be a dreadful fate. I stared at this
solemn-faced, big-eyed man.
They are fighting, not strangers,but old enemies
whom they have hated from their mothers breasts. Or sometimes he chooses other roads
todarkness.
Then Hans rose and snatched the bottle out of
Kanekes hand.
I see also, he went on, that you think I tell you
lies.
Yes, they will be twin stars shining to all
eternity. You are fooling me with words, but Isuppose that what you mean is, that we
must go on with you.
Or perhaps it was a singlemountain; at that
distance I could not be sure. I have felt him in the smallof my back for the last
half-mile, but did not dare to look.
Kaneke followed, in the midst ofthe remaining
porters, who acted as his bodyguard.
In the middle of the night Iwas awakened by feeling
something pushing at me. I halted, for I confess that for a moment my knees grew
weak. Oh, Macumazahn, answered that phlegmatic person, I say thatLittle Holes is
quite right. I halted, for I confess that for a moment my knees grew weak. What of
the elephants which hunted you when you went out to huntthem, and ceased when they
saw me? Tom and Jerry werealmost speechless with rage. As you know, I have not
beenhunting; I have been hunted. Next morning before the dawn Hans woke me up saying
that Kanekewished to speak with me. So far it had the inconsequence of a dream. I
found himseated on the ground, having just emptied a water-bottle that Jerryhad
given him.
Kaneke descended from his ant-heap to meet me, all
smiles and bows.
Just then one of thehunters looked back and gasped
out:Lord, the elephants are beginning to run.
I found himseated on the ground, having just
emptied a water-bottle that Jerryhad given him.
Possibly she might be better than Kaneke;at any
rate I hoped so.
But of the second as much could not be said. Well,
perhaps one day you will behunted and I shall laugh at you.
You have made us cowards before our masters eyes,
gasped one ofthem, I forget which. I exclaimed, controlling my temper as best
Icould.