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For Mallam's voice was heard once more, roaring for Bostock. "No; he will not fire the magazine till he has had another talk to you." "Think not, sir? I were reading in the Mariner's Chronicle that pirates always blows up their ships when things go again 'em, and he's nothing better than a pirate, say what you will."
"Rum rum," he said, and then, with a wonderful display of the imitative faculty, he went through a clever pantomime, turning his black face into a grotesque copy of Mallam's, as he made believe to pour rum out of a bottle, drinking again and again, smiling in an imbecile manner at first, and then beginning to grow fierce, while his companions squatted on the deck, nodding and enjoying the performance.
"The houses are all circular with conical huts built of clay, with the exception of the chief Mallam's, which has a gable end to it. The verandahs in the front give them a cool and pleasant appearance." The king's residence would appear to be the citadel, as it is surrounded by a wall pierced with many loopholes. Mr.
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