[By Sheer Pluck by G. A. Henty]@TWC D-Link bookBy Sheer Pluck CHAPTER XVII: THE INVASION OF FANTI LAND 1/29
CHAPTER XVII: THE INVASION OF FANTI LAND. The following morning Mr.Goodenough and Frank were called to the door by the noise of a passing crowd, and to their horror saw a man being taken to sacrifice.
He was preceded by men beating drums, his hands were pinioned behind him.
A sharp thin knife was passed through his cheeks, to which his lips were noozed like the figure 8.
One ear was cut off and carried before him, the other hung to his head by a small piece of skin. There were several gashes in his back, and a knife was thrust under each shoulder blade.
He was led by a cord passed through a hole bored in his nose.
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