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Updated: June 13, 2025
He watched by the children till they at length fell into a profound sleep, charging Igubo not to allow anybody to enter the house. David then proposed that we should take a turn through the village, of which we had not seen much on our previous visit. I need not again describe the village.
I caught sight also of Timbo, Igubo, and his two sons. "What has become of Chickango?" I asked, afraid, from not seeing him, that some accident had happened. "The faithful fellow has gone to Walfish Bay with Senhor Silva," said Stanley.
It was of good size, with a verandah in front. In a short time his wife and her attendants brought a large mess of manioc flour and some pieces of cooked meat, but what it was I did not at first inquire. After eating some, Igubo told me that it was zebra's flesh. In a hut opposite the chief's house, I observed the figure of an animal.
Everything that could be injured by rain was immediately brought up, leaving room for the young ladies and poor Igubo in the centre. "Oh, we can perch ourselves on the top of the baggage," cried Leo. "There will be room then for all hands inside." While we were working away the clouds came rushing on over the sky, the flashes of lightning becoming every instant more vivid and frequent.
It was more like a crocodile than any other animal; but Igubo inquiring, was told that it was a lion, though certainly it was very little like the king of beasts.
At each side of the entrance a circular hut had been built, answering the purpose of the gateway towers of a castle. Igubo and his two boys occupied one of them, and Jack and Timbo the other. They were built of reeds closely bound together, and the doors were of the same material. These were strong enough to resist the attack of any wild beast, and were always kept closely shut at night.
One day he went out accompanied by Igubo and his two sons, leaving the rest of us to work in the garden and to keep watch over the camp. "How long shall you remain away?" asked Kate. "It makes us feel so anxious when you are absent." "You can dispense with our protection for a couple of nights, I hope, at all events," he answered.
Whether it was from over-exerting myself, or from the heat of the sun, I could not tell. Still I tried to go on. At length I felt my paddle slip from my hand. Natty had just time to catch it, and to save me from falling forward on my face. I was placed in the bottom of the canoe, alongside poor Igubo, and knew no more.
David explained that he was wanted at home, that one of our party was sick, and that if Igubo would follow his directions the boys would probably recover. "Dat's de bery t'ing dey will not do," said Timbo. "He say, if you go, de boys go too. We make carriage and take dem." "The best thing, probably, that can be done," said David; and we accordingly agreed to let the boys be brought with us.
Igubo threw more logs on the five, and as the flames burst up we saw two or three huge monsters stalking round us, but afraid to approach. Now they came near enough for the light of the fire to shine on them; but directly afterwards, even before I could get my rifle ready to shoot, they had disappeared in the dark shades of the surrounding trees or bushes.
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