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The blow from the kris and the hurling of the spear took place at one and the same moment, but the touch of the Malay's hand upon his shoulder made Dick leap up with such a sudden start, that the aim was baffled, and the boat rocked so violently that the spear whizzed by Bob Roberts' head, and plunged into the water.
"My good fellow," said the doctor, sadly, as he laid his hand upon the Malay's shoulder, "you do not understand Englishmen." "Yes, yes, I do," cried the Malay. "I like I love Englishmen, I was servant to the young chief Ali before the sultan had him krissed." "Young Ali krissed?" cried the doctor. "Yes, he was too much friends with the Englishmen, and made the sultan jealous."
Dick, never observing the addition, continued his tale in a voice monotonous with fatigue. In their turn he added to the display the Malay's revolver, with which he had captured Melchard, and Melchard's automatic. And, after telling them how he had forced his prisoner to drink, "I couldn't bring the bottle no room," he said, patting his shrinking pocket.
Suddenly he stood stock-still on one spot, and inhaling the air into his lungs and scowling, he stretched forward, then drew toward him his clenched fists, as though he were holding reins in them ... and to Fabio's indescribable horror, Muzio's head slowly separated itself from the back of the chair and reached out after the Malay's hands.... The Malay dropped his hands, and Muzio's head again sank heavily backward; the Malay repeated his gestures, and the obedient head repeated them after him.
But nearly every man, thinking he was in for a rough-and-tumble fight, had a bowie knife and a revolver swung to his belt. "Those Arkansas and Texas fellows have got knives that would make a Malay's blood run cold." "Well, they'll do to hew firewood and cut meat," laughed Morgan. The troops were not only badly armed.
"Carry him into the cabin," said Lieutenant Johnson sharply; and this being done, the poor fellow was stripped, briskly rubbed, and the customary plans adopted to restore respiration, Bob Roberts eagerly taking his turn, till, to his delight, as he watched Ali's arms being worked up and down, so as to empty and fill his chest, there was a faint flutter, a sigh, and the doubts as to the young Malay's life being spared were at an end.
I went to bed at half-past eleven, but the ball went on till four. Next night there was genteeler company, and I did not go in, but lay in bed listening to the Malay's playing. He had quite a fresh set of tunes, of which several were from the 'Traviata'! Yesterday was a real African summer's day.
The Pangerans sit round in a circle smoking solemnly for some time, until a question is put to them, to which a brief reply is given, followed by another prolonged pause. "In this way the business on which they have come is gradually approached. "Their manners are as polished as their faces are immobile, and the way to a Malay's heart lies through his pocket.
He could see, by the Malay's face, that he was greatly gratified, and he added: "I have no doubt, Tumangong, that when I inform the Governor General that you were pleased with this drink, he will order some of it to be sent down, when there is an opportunity; so that the friendship between you and him can be maintained, until the time comes when he can arrange with you for the concession of a trading station on the island of Singapore."
"You leave them alone, will you?" said Bob, giving him a rap on the head with his gun-barrel. "I wish to goodness I knew what was the Malay for cowardly beast, and you should have it, young fellow." The Malay's hand flew to his kris as he threw down the birds, and it flashed in the sunshine directly.
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