"Tell Fred what happened to us in Zanzibar while he and Monty viewed the moon!" "We agreed not to," he answered, but it seemed to me he might arouse his own enthusiasm if he did tell.
"Who's afraid of Fred ?" said I.
That settled it.
"One of you shall tell before you sleep!" Fred announced, sitting up.
"Who feareth not God nor regardeth me will blench before the prospect of a sleepless night! Speak, America!" He took out a cleaning rod from his gun-case, and proceeded to stir Will's ribs and whack his feet.

In a minute there was a rough-house--panting, and bursts of laughter--cracks of the cleaning rod on Will's bare legs--the sound of hands slipping on sweaty arms--and "Murder!" yelled Brown of Lumbwa, waking up.

"Murder! Oh, mur-durrr!" "Shut up, you fool!" I shouted at him.

But he only yelled the louder.
"I knew these tears were not for nothing!" he wailed.

"It was premonition! Pass me the whisky! Pass it up here! Oh, look! They're at each other's throats! Murder! Oh, mur-durrr! Pass the whisky or I'll come down and kill everybody in self-defense! Murrrrr-durrr!" They stopped fooling because his idiotic screams could be heard all down the train.
"There," said Brown, "you see, I've saved two worthless lives! Very foolish of me! Pass the whisky! See that I save a little for the morning!" At that he fell asleep again; and because Fred threatened to start new commotion and wake him unless Will or I confessed at once, Will took up the tale, I leaning over the edge of my berth to prompt him.