But be careful." In ten minutes Otter was gone with the men.

Then Leonard and the others fetched water and washed as best they might, the guard-house being assigned to Juanna and Soa, who made their toilet with the help of a comb they found in it.

There also they discovered food, the rations of the sentry, of which they ate with such appetite as they might, and a plentiful supply of meal for the slaves.
As they were finishing their breakfast Otter returned unharmed, though of the men who accompanied him five were missing.

With him also were two of the four Settlement men who had been sent to fire the reeds on the previous night.

They were much exhausted, for their task had been no easy one, and fortunately for Leonard it was only after long delay that they succeeded in it.