When we had kept him waiting sufficiently long to prevent his getting too much notion of his own importance, Fred nodded to him to speak.

[* Hodi! Equivalent to "May I come In!"] "Is it true, bwana," he asked, "that the Germans will come soon and conquer this part of Africa ?" "Certainly not!" said Fred.
"There is one out here, a Baganda, who says they will surely come.

He says the religion of Islam will be preached from end to end of everywhere, and that the Germans are the true priests of Islam.

They will come, says he, when the time is ripe, and call on all the converts of Islam to rise and slay all other people, including all white folk, like the English, who do not accept that creed.

If that is true, bwana, whither shall we go, and whither shall you go, to escape such terrible things ?" "Does the Baganda know there are white men in this village ?" Fred asked.
"Not yet, bwana." "Don't tell him, then, but bring him in here.