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Updated: June 8, 2025
And then ensued another long palaver between von Schalckenberg and the savage, its excessive length being due, as the former explained, to the difficulty experienced by the principals in understanding each other.
And, as Sir Reginald was quite naturally anxious to get rid of his prisoner as speedily as possible, von Schalckenberg descended to the engine-room and once more turned on the vapour.
All, that is to say, with the exception of von Schalckenberg, who, in his usual absent-minded way, was to be seen, about a mile distant, still prodding and poking at the cliff-face as industriously and with as deep an absorption as though so important a function as afternoon tea was quite unknown to him.
The whole of this enormous fabric, with the exception of the planking of the promenade deck, was built of the wonderful metal called aethereum, discovered by Professor von Schalckenberg, which, being unpainted, shone in the sunlight like burnished silver.
Von Schalckenberg accordingly retired to the pilot-house to navigate the craft to the chosen position, and Mildmay joined the ladies, while the three sportsmen went below to complete their final preparations and hold themselves ready to issue forth by way of the diving-chamber as soon as they should feel the ship take the ground.
The count, keeping a wary eye upon von Schalckenberg, proceeded, with much care and deliberation, to feel in his pocket for the telegram, which he presently produced, in its envelope, and placed upon the table before him. "Are you sure that is it?" demanded von Schalckenberg. "Quite certain," responded Vasilovich.
But they spoke a tongue that none could understand; they were, therefore, taken out and tormented, some in one way, and some in another." "So!" ejaculated von Schalckenberg, through his set teeth. "There are times when I am almost inclined to regret that I am not myself a savage, and capable of adopting savage methods in dealing with such monsters!"
At this von Schalckenberg remarked that nothing could be easier, provided that Sir Reginald was willing to remain in the neighbourhood of the rocks for the night; for there was a huge ants' nest close at hand, and all that was necessary was to place the skinned head alongside the nest, and he would guarantee that the insects would clean the skull bare of every vestige of flesh by the following morning.
The result was that Sir Reginald and Lethbridge ultimately yielded to the professor's entreaties, the baronet with a certain amount of inward misgiving, and Lethbridge with a resigned shrug of the shoulders. The trail or rather, what von Schalckenberg believed to be the trail was accordingly followed for another half-hour, but without the discovery of any further sign of the okapi.
"And now, Lobelalatutu," said von Schalckenberg, when this matter had been arranged and the people dismissed, "there are two things that we require you to do for us. The first is, to tell us, if you can, where M'Bongwele obtained those stones," pointing to the necklace of rubies "and the other is, to guide us to the spot where the ship of the white people was last seen."
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