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“Barbaraandyourself！“hesaid。“DoIunderstand——“
“Don’tyouunderstandnothing，Major，“brokeinJeekie。“Don’tyoubelieveonewordwhatthispigdogsay。IfMissBarbaramarryhimhenowantshootyou；heaskyoutoteatoseetheMissusandhowmuchshelovehim，ducky！WejustgoonandcallonMissBarbaraandhearthenews。Walkup，SirRobertAylward，Bart。，andshowuswhichway。“
“Idonotchoosetoreceiveyouandyourimpertinentservantatmycamp，“saidAylward，grindinghisteeth。
“Wequiteunderstandthat，SirRobertAylward——“
“LordAylward，ifyouplease，MajorVernon。“
“Ibegyourpardon——LordAylward。Iwasawareofthecontemplatedpurchaseofthattitle，Ididnotknowthatithadbeencompleted。I
wasabouttoaddthatallthesamewemeantogotothatcamp，andthatifanyviolencetowardsusisattemptedasweapproachit，youwillrememberthatyouareinourhands。“
“Yes，myLord，“addedJeekie，bowing，“andthatmonkeysdon’ttellnotales，myLord，andthatherethereain’tnotwelveGood-Truestositonnoblecorpseunhappilydeceased，myLord，andtobringinCrowner’sverdictofdonetodeathlawfulorunlawful，accordingasevidencemayshowwhengot，myLord。Somarchon，forwenobreakfastyet。No，notthatway，roundheretoleft，whereIthinkIhearkettlesing。“
Sohavingnochoice，Aylwardcame，marchingbetweentheothertwoandsayingnothing。WhentheyhadgoneacoupleofhundredyardsAlanalsoheardsomething，andtohimitsoundedlikeamancryingoutinpain。
ThensuddenlytheypassedroundsomegreattreesandreachedagladeintheforestwheretherewasaspringofwaterwhichAlanremembered。
Inthisgladethecamphadbeenbuilt，surroundedbya“boma“orpalisadeofroughwood，withinwhichstoodtwotentsandsomenativesheltersmadeoftallgrassandboughs。Outsideofthiscampacuriousandunpleasantscenewasinprogress。
Toasmalltreethatgrewtherewastiedaman，whomfromthefashionofhishairAlanknewtobelongtotheCoastnegroes，whiletwogreatfellows，evidentlyofanothertribe，floggedhimunmercifullywithhidewhips。
“Ah！“exclaimedJeekie，“thatthekettleIhearsing。Thinkyoubettertakenhimoffthefire，myLord，orheboilover。Alsohisbrothersnoseemtolikethatmusic，“andhepointedtoanumberofothermenwhowerestandingroundwatchingthescenewithsullendissatisfaction。
“Amatterofcampdiscipline，“mutteredAylward。“Thismanhasdisobeyedorders。“
BynowJeekiewasshoutingsomethingtothenativesinanunknowntongue，whichtheyseemedtounderstandwellenough。Atanyratethefloggingceased，thetwofellowswhowereinflictingitslunkaway，andtheothermenrantowardsthem，shoutingbackastheycame。
“Allright，Major。YoupleasestophereoneminutewithmyLord，lateBart。ofBloodyHand。Someofthesechapsfriendsofmine，ImeetthemOldCalabarwhilewegetreadytomarchlastrains。NowIhavelittletalkwiththemandfindoutthingortwo。“
Aylwardbegantoblusteraboutinterferencewithhisservantsandsoforth。Jeekieturnedonhimwithaveryugly
