Stephen, however, in whom the natural man still prevailed, shouted: "Take your filthy hands off me," and lifting his leg, which was unfettered, gave the painted witch-doctor such an awful kick in the stomach, that he vanished backwards into the grave beneath him.
"_Ow!_ Well done, Wazela!" said the Zulus, "we hope that you have killed him." "I hope so too," said Stephen, and the multitude of spectators gasped to see the sacred person of the head witch-doctor, of whom they evidently went in much fear, treated in such a way.

Only Babemba grinned, and even the king Bausi did not seem displeased.
But Imbozwi was not to be disposed of so easily, for presently, with the help of sundry myrmidons, minor witch-doctors, he scrambled out of the grave, cursing and covered with mud, for it was wet down there.

After that I took no more heed of him or of much else.

Seeing that I had only half an hour to live, as may be imagined, I was otherwise engaged..