"Come on! Three Sultan's witnesses and two lone white women against us two--come away! Come away!" Monty and Fred were still out, so we went to our own room.
"I'm wondering," I said, "what Monty will say." "I'm not!" said Will.

"I'm not troubling, either! I'm not going to tell Monty a blessed word! See here--she thinks she knows where some o' that ivory is.

Maybe the government of German East Africa is in on the deal, and maybe not; that makes no present difference.

She thinks she's wise.

And she has fixed up with the Sultan to have him claim it when found, so's she'll get a fat slice of the melon.