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"Safely and well," replied Mamba ceremonially of course, for in reality he had barely arrived with life, and certainly not with a sound skin. "Come in, then," said the Ancient Soot. "And how are you? I hope it is well with you. Behold, spread a mat for him, there, one of you. And is it well with you?" "Well indeed," said Mamba once again, falsely but ceremonially.
Many things of interest were presented to his gaze, but though he observed them well he did not suffer them to turn him aside for a moment from his purpose which was to reach Tamatave in the shortest possible time, so as to meet and converse with the missionary before he should quit the island. Mamba was of an inquiring disposition.
Active as a kitten, though middle-aged, Reni-Mamba was skipping from rock to rock in a very rugged part of their route, when, her foot slipping, she fell and sprained her ankle badly. Mamba was close to her. "Mother!" he exclaimed, hurrying forward and raising her carefully, "why jump about like the squirrel? Are you hurt?" "My son, help me to rise."
Two minutes later, a late leopard, returning to his lair after a blank night's hunt, saw the tail of the female genet, who was leading, disappear into a hollow tree. The male had not time to get in as the leopard sprang, so he shot up another tree close by, disturbing a mamba cobra, whose color was green, and whose bite was death, as it lay asleep among the twined vines.
Gently the youth lifted her, and set her on her feet, whereupon she sank down again with a little shriek, and looked up with an expression of mingled humour and pain. "My leg, I think, is broken!" said Reni. For the sake of brevity we will drop the "Mamba." "Surely not, mother; it has been too tough and strong to break ever since I knew it."
This is the coolest and the most comfortable part of Bombay, fanned by three different sea breezes. The island of Bombay, designated by the natives "Mambai," received its name from the goddess Mamba, in Mahrati Mahima, or Amba, Mama, and Amma, according to the dialect, a word meaning, literally, the Great Mother.
It was just then that Ebony observed him and uttered a falsetto cry of astonishment. The Secretary, who was conducting Mark and Hockins on a visit to one of the suburban places of resort, stopped and looked round. "Dars Mamba, massa!" cried Ebony. Mark ran to him at once, but was stopped by the guard.
But Mamba did not leap at this gift as might have been expected. Either it seemed to him to be too good news to be true, or he was of a sceptical turn of mind. At all events he was not satisfied until he had sat down with the missionary and assured himself that every verse in his ragged treasure was contained in the presented volume, and a great deal more besides.
We send them from one to another, and each, after keeping them for a time, passes them on, until they have been read by all. They are in my hands just now." "Have you them with you?" asked the missionary. Mamba did not reply at once. He seemed unwilling to answer, but at last confessed that he had. "Will you not show them to me? Surely you can trust me, brother!" Mamba at length made up his mind.
A gleam of intelligence shot into his swarthy visage, and his chest began to heave with strong emotion as he glared rather than gazed at the speaker. Not less surprised were Hockins and Ebony when Mark explained, for although they had indeed heard about the law in question they had forgotten it. After recovering the first shock, Mamba turned quickly and pointed to his three comrades in suffering.
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