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Atthesamemomentthesesavages，whowerenotmorethantwohundredyardsaway，caughtsightofthemandoftheirpursuers，whojustthenappearedontheridgetotherightandleft。Thedwarfs，onperceivingthesestrangers，utteredashrillyellofterror，andwheeledabouttoflytotheirfastnessesintheforest，whichevidentlytheyregrettedeverhavingleft。Itwastoolate。Withanansweringshoutthespearsmen，whowereextendedinalongline，apparentlyhuntingforgame，chargedafterthematfullspeed。Theywerefreshandtheirlegswerelong。Thereforeverysoontheyovertookthedwarfsandevengotinfrontofthem，headingthemofffromtheforest。Theendmaybeguessed，——saveafewwhomtheyreservedalive，theykilledthemmercilessly，andalmostwithoutlosstothemselves，sincethelittleforestfolkweretooterrifiedandexhaustedtoshootatthemwiththeirpoisonedarrows，andtheyhadnootherweapons。
Infact，asAlandiscoveredafterwards，forgenerationstherehadbeenwarbetweenthem，sincealltheothertribeshatethedwarfs，whomtheylookuponasdangeroushumanmonkeys，andneverbeforehadthebigmenfoundsuchachanceofsquaringtheiraccount。
WhenJeekiesawthisfearful-lookingcompany，forthefirsttimehisspiritsseemedtofailhim。
“Ogula！“heexclaimedwithagroanandsathimselfuponaflatrock，pullingAlandownbesidehim。“Ogula！Knowthembyhairandspears，“
herepeated。“Upgumtreenow，saygood-night。“
“Why？Whoarethey？“gaspedAlan。
“Greatcannibal，Major，eatman，eatusto-night，orperhapsto-morrowmorningwhenweniceandcool。Sayprayers，Major，quicknotimewaste。“
“IthinkIwillshootanOgulaortwofirst，“saidAlangrimly，ashestoodupandliftedhisgun。
“No，notshoot，nogood。Pretendnotbeafraid，bestchance。LetJeekiethink，letJeekiethink，“andheslappedhisforeheadwithhislargehand。
Apparentlytheactionbroughtinspiration，fornextinstanthegrabbedhismasterbythearmanddraggedhimbackbehindtheshelterofabigboulderwhichtheyhadjustpassed。ThenwithreallymarvellousswiftnesshecutthestrapsofthetinboxthatAlanworeuponhisback，andsincetherewasnotimetofindthekeyandunlockit，seizedthelittlepadlockwithwhichitwasfastenedbetweenhisfingerandthumb，andputtingouthisgreatstrength，withasinglewrenchtwisteditoff。
“Whatareyou——“beganAlan。
“Holdtongue，“heansweredsavagely，“makeyougod，Ipriest。OgulaknowLittleBonsa。Quick，quick！“
Inaminuteitwasdone，thegoldenmaskwasclappedontoAlan’shead，andtheleatherthongswerefastened。Moreover，Jeekiehimselfwasarrayedinthesolar-topetowhichallthiswhilehehadclung，allowingstreamsofgreenmosquitonettingtohangdownoverhiswhiterobe。
“Comeoutnow，Major，“hesaid，“andplaygod。Youwhistle，Idopalaver。“
Thenhandinhandtheywalkedfrombehindtherock。Bythistimetheparticularcompanyofthecannibalsthatwasoppositetothem，whichhappenedtoincludetheirchief，hadclimbedthesteepslopeofthehillandarrivedwithinadistanceoftwentyyards。Havingseenthetwomenandguessedthattheyhadtakenrefugebehindtherock，theirspearswereliftedtokillthem，sincewhenhebeholdsanythingstrange，thefirstimpulseofasavageistobringitt
