Hassan's remarks about fires and ant-heaps and the sun were too vividly impressed upon my memory.
In another five minutes everybody was up, though it required kicks to rouse most of the bearers from their slumbers.

They, poor men, were accustomed to the presence of Death and did not suffer him to disturb their sleep.

Still I noted that they muttered together and seemed alarmed.
"If they show signs of treachery, you must kill them," I said to Mavovo, who nodded in his grave, silent fashion.
Only we left the rescued slave-woman and her child plunged in the stupor of exhaustion in a corner of the camp.

What was the use of disturbing her?
Sammy, who seemed far from comfortable, brought two pannikins of coffee to Stephen and myself.
"This is a momentous occasion, Messrs.

Quatermain and Somers," he said as he gave us the coffee, and I noted that his hand shook and his teeth chattered.