The secret put him in the power of any Kaffir who traded him a stone.

No wonder he cringed to ruffians like 'Mwanga.
The second thing I did was to shift my quarters.

Mr Wardlaw had a spare room which he had offered me before, and now I accepted it.

I wanted to be no more mixed up with Japp than I could help, for I did not know what villainy he might let me in for.

Moreover, I carried Zeeta with me, being ashamed to leave her at the mercy of the old bully.