There was a German named Schillingschen, who spent a month in Zanzibar and talked a lot with Tippoo Tib.

The old rascal might tell his secret to any one he thought was England's really dangerous enemy.

Schillingschen crossed over to British East if I remember rightly.

He might be on the track of it." "Tell us more about Schillingschen," said Monty.
"He's one of those orientalists, who profess to know more about Islam than Christianity--more about Africa and Arabia than Europe--more about the occult than what's in the open.

A man with a shovel beard--stout--thick-set--talks Kiswahili and Arabic and half a dozen other languages better than the natives do themselves.