Luckily, however, Sam the cook, who, as I think I said, was a great linguist, had a fair acquaintance with this tongue, acquired, it appears, while at the Zanzibar hotel; so, not trusting Delgado, I called on him to interpret.
"What is he saying, Sammy ?" I asked.
He began to talk to Hassan and replied presently: "Sir, he makes you many compliments.

He says that he has heard what a great man who are from his friend, Delgado, also that you and Mr.Somers are English, a nation which he adores." "Does he ?" I exclaimed.

"I should never have thought it from his looks.
Thank him for his kind remarks and tell him that we are going to land here and march up country to shoot." Sammy obeyed, and the conversation went on somewhat as follows: "With all humility I (i.e.Hassan) request you not to land.

This country is not a fit place for such noble gentlemen.

There is nothing to eat and no head of game has been seen for years.