Lady Bridget made as dignified a retreat as was possible in the circumstances.

She could have slain Mrs Hensor at that moment.

She took the blacks to the veranda of the old Humpey and went to look in the office for antiseptics, lint and bandages.

Chen Sing, the Chinese cook, came at her call, and rendered assistance with the bland phlegm of his race.

The spear had been pulled out of Oola's arm by the time Lady Bridget came back with the dressings.