These tall soldiers are men-eaters, Baas." At this horrible intelligence I turned faint and felt as though I was going to fall, but recovering myself, signed to him to go on with his story.
"They feasted quite nicely, Baas," he continued, "making no noise.

Then some of them slept while others watched, and that went on all night.

As soon as it was dark, but before the moon rose, I slid down the tree and crept round to the back of the house without being seen or heard, as I can, Baas.

I got into the house by the back door and crawled to the window of the sitting-room.

It was open and peeping through I saw Sad-Eyes still tied to the seat on the stoep not more than a pace away, while the girl Janee crouched on the floor at her feet--I think she was asleep or fainting.
"I made a little noise, like a night-adder hissing, and kept on making it, till at last Sad-Eyes turned her head.