He is a great doctor, he can see through distance, and even now, this very night his Snake of divination has entered into him and he is looking into the future, yonder, behind the house.

I saw him form the circle." I translated what Hans said to Stephen, for he had been talking in Dutch, then asked him if he would like to see some Kaffir magic.
"Of course," he answered, "but it's all bosh, isn't it ?" "Oh, yes, all bosh, or so most people say," I answered evasively.
"Still, sometimes these _Inyangas_ tell one strange things." Then, led by Hans, we crept round the house to where there was a five-foot stone wall at the back of the stable.

Beyond this wall, within the circle of some huts where my Kaffirs lived, was an open space with an ant-heap floor where they did their cooking.

Here, facing us, sat Mavovo, while in a ring around him were all the hunters who were to accompany us; also Jack, the lame Griqua, and the two house-boys.

In front of Mavovo burned a number of little wood fires.