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"I would have given my right hand for your sake, and often when I thought you were going to slip your cable, I was ready to burst out a-crying; but, as Timbo says, God is very merciful, and now I hope you will come round pretty quickly, since you have weathered the worst point, where, so to speak, there were most rocks and shallows, and are now in smooth water."
The huge animal was coming on at even greater speed than at first, in no way out of breath with its long and tremendous charge. Stanley wheeled his horse to the left, while the elephant dashed forward, and seeing Timbo, pursued him. This was exactly what Stanley wanted. Again wheeling his horse, he followed, keeping on the quarter of the animal. I saw he was getting his rifle ready to fire.
He now only angry because he dare not come near. Each time he roar we roar back, and dat keep him away;" and Timbo setting the example, the whole party set up a loud shout, with the exception of Kate. Little Bella, however, made her shrill voice distinctly heard. For my own part, I could not have attempted to shout.
"What I did the lion carry him off?" asked Stanley. "Oh no. A horrid monster of a crocodile," answered Leo. "I wish we could punish the brute." Igubo seemed to understand what was said. "I do it," he remarked. "Yes," said Timbo; "he say he kill crocodile; no 'fraid of crocodile!" How he was going to manage it, however, he did not inform us.
It is but fair, considering how fond I am of hunting animals, that I should occasionally be hunted in return." We had accomplished four days of our journey, when, early in the morning, Stanley was riding some distance ahead, and Timbo and I were keeping at the side of Natty's litter. Natty was, I hoped, decidedly better.
Then he ran to Leo and Natty, and stroked their heads, as if he was weeping over them. Timbo, who had been in the cook-house, now came out, and having exchanged a few words, Timbo said, "Igubo got home, found children bery ill; want doctor come cure them." This was plain enough. "Tell him I will go gladly," said David; "but either you or Chickango must accompany me to interpret."
We fastened it round the crocodile's neck, and towed the body in triumph to the shore, up which we hauled it. "Igubo say we find eggs not far off," said Timbo. Mango and his brother, at a sign from their father, began at once hunting about, and in a short time called us to them. There was a large hole in the bank concealed by overhanging bushes.
"I am sure it would let me ride it," said Bella, "if we could make a saddle to fit its back." "I think I could do that for you, Miss Bella," said Jack; "but it might be a hard job to put it on." "If you will make the saddle and bridle, I will try to put them on," repeated Bella. We had no lack of skins, which I should have said Timbo and Jack employed themselves in dressing.
Our black companions were very fond of it; but while we could obtain more substantial food, few of our party would condescend to eat it, except now and then as a change. The poison is of so volatile a nature that it is quickly got rid of by heat. Timbo made the meal into thin cakes, which, when baked on an iron plate, were pronounced very good.
"Those Pangwes are fierce fellows," he said, "from what I know of them; and though they may not venture to come within range of our firearms, yet they may surround us and starve us out. We shall act wisely if we at once prepare for our voyage, and commence it as soon as Timbo returns." "But about these two boys, what shall we do with them?" asked David.
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