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Sogatheringtogetherwhatremainedoftheirfewpossessions，theystartedleisurelydowntheslopetowardstheisland，andastheywentJeekieexplainedallthathadhappened，sinceOgulawasnotoneoftheAfricanlanguageswithwhichAlanwasacquaintedandhehadonlybeenabletounderstandawordhereandthere。
“Look，“saidJeekiewhenhehadfinished，andturning，hepointedtothecannibalswhoweredrivingthefewsurvivorsofthedwarfsbeforethemtothespotwheretheircanoeswerebeached。“Thosedwarfsdonefor；capitalbusiness，forestroadquitesafetotravelhomeby；Ogulabestfriendsinworld；veryremarkableescapefromdelicatesituation。“
“Veryremarkableindeed，“saidAlan；“IshallsoonbegintobelieveintheluckofLittleBonsa。“
“Yes，Major，youseesheanxioustogethomeandmakepathclear。
But，“headdedgloomily，“howshebehavewhenshereachthere，can’tsay。“
“NorcanI，Jeekie，butmeanwhileIhopeshewillprovideuswithsomedinner，forIamfaintforwantoffoodandallthetinnedmeatislost。“
“Food，“repeatedJeekie。“Yes，necessityforhumanstomach，whichunhappilybuiltthatway，soOgulafindout，andsodwarfsfindoutpresently。“Thenhelookedabouthimandinakindofaimlessmannerliftedhisgunandfired。“Thereweare，“hesaid，“LittleBonsaunderstandbodilyneeds，“andhepointedtoafatbuckofthesortthatinSouthAfricaiscalledDuiker，whichhiskeeneyeshaddiscoveredinitsformagainstastonewhereitnowlayshotthroughtheheadanddying。“Nofurthertroubleonscoreofgrubfornextthreeday，“headded。“Comeontocamp，Major。Isendonesavageskinandbringthatbuck。“
Soontheywenttotheriverbank，Alansotirednowthattheexcitementwasover，thathewasnotsorrytoleanuponJeekie’sarm。
Reachingthestreamtheydrankdeepofitswater，andfindingthatitwasshallowatthisspot，wadedthroughittotheislandwithoutwaitingforacanoetoferrythemover。Heretheyfoundapartyofthecannibalsalreadyatworkclearingreedswiththeirlarge，curvedknives，inordertomakeasiteforthehut。Anotherpartyunderthecommandoftheirchiefhimselfhadgonetothetopendoftheisland，tocutthestemsofawillow-likeshrubtoserveasuprights。ThesepeoplestaredatAlan，whichwasnotstrange，astheyhadneverbeforeseenthefaceofawhitemanandwerewondering，doubtless，whathadbecomeoftheancientandterriblefetishthathehadworn。WithoutenteringintoexplanationsJeekieinagreatvoiceorderedtwoofthemtofetchthebuck，whichthewhiteman，whomhedescribedas“husbandofthegoddess，“had“slainbythunder。“Whenthesehaddepartedupontheirerrand，leavingJeekietosuperintendthebuildingoperations，Alansatdownuponafallentree，watchingoneofthesavagesmakingfirewithapointedstickandsometinder。
Justthenfromtheheadoftheislandwherethewillowswerebeingcut，rosethesoundofloudroaringsandofmencryingoutinaffright。SeizinghisgunAlanrantowardsthespotwhencethenoisecame。Forcinghiswaythroughabrakeofreeds，hesawacurioussight。TheOgulaincuttingthewillowswhichgrewaboutsometumbledrocks，haddisturbedalionessthathadherlairthere，andbeingfearlesssavages，hadtriedtokillherwiththeirspears。Thebrute，rendereddesperatebywounds，andtheimpossibilityofescape，forherethesurroundingwaterwasdeep，hadchargedthemboldly，andasitchanced，felledtothegroundtheirchief，thatyellow-toothedmantowhomJeekiegavehisorders。Nowshewasstandingoverhimlookingroundherroyally，hergreatpawuponhisbreast，whichitseemedalmosttocover，whiletheOgularanroundandroundshouting，fortheyfearedthatiftheytriedtoattackher，shewouldkillthechief。Thisindeedsheseemedabouttodo，forjustasAlanar
