Plain. Loin-cloth. Good. Make. “I want the Colonel. Where is he?” Cupboard. “Is all well?” “Without doubt.” Woolly ones. Negroes. Bullock-cart men. Yes. Without doubt. Here. Store-sheds. Oxen. Bring here. Talk, palaver. Savages. “Very good, sir.” “Be careful—you!” “Good!” “Kill the devils. Do well.” “It is not the enemy.” Medicine. “Great Simba has killed a white man.” “Wait. Lie on the stretcher.” “It is nothing.” “Thanks. It is nothing. Do not hold me.” Clever and competent. Sit down. Open plain. Food. “Dinner is ready.” Yes. Cultivation, garden. Over-eating. White men. Club. Cooking-pot. “Lunch is ready.” Tribal dance. “The stretcher-bearers will come, brother.” “No doubt, sir. I am waiting.” “Gone, sir. There is nothing.” “Bravo.” “Kill! Kill!” |
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