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Tell him that if he makes any noise, he dies." Jeekie obeyed, and the Mungana's darkening eyes grew bright again as he drew his breath in great sobs. "Now, friend," said Alan in Asiki, "why did you wish to stab me?" "Because I hate you," answered the man, "who to-morrow will take my place and the wife I love." "As a year or two ago you took someone else's place, eh?
The Mungana's eyes seemed to sink into his head, and his face to sicken with terror. That shaft had gone home. "Suppose I make a bargain with you," went on Alan slowly. "Supposing I say: 'Mungana, show me the way out of this place, as you can, now at once. Or if you prefer it, refuse and be given up to the Asika? Come, you are not too mad to understand. Answer and quickly."
"Snake just going to bite you and I catch him, that all," and he gave an extra squeeze to the Mungana's throat, who turned black in the face and rolled his eyes. "Be careful, Jeekie, or you will kill the man," exclaimed Alan, recognizing the Mungana and taking in the situation. "Why not, Major? He want kill you, and me too afterwards. "I am not so sure, Jeekie. Give him air and let me think.
But oh! Jeekie, I wish you would tell me how to get out of this." "Don't know, Major, p'raps never get out; p'raps learn how to-night. Have to do something soon if want to go. Mungana's time nearly up, and then oh my eye!" It was night, about ten o'clock indeed, the hour at which Alan generally went to bed.
Also he picked up the gilded linen mask which Alan had removed from his head and placed it in the same receptacle, remarking, that he "always taught that it wicked to waste anything when so many poor in the world." Then they started, the Mungana following them. Jeekie paused and waved him off, but the poor wretch still came on, whereon Jeekie produced the big, crooked knife, Mungana's own knife.
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