His ring he put on that slave's hand.

He took off his sarong and clothed that thing that wanted no clothes, the two women holding it up meanwhile, their intent being to deceive all eyes and to mislead the minds in the settlement, so that they could swear to the thing that was not, and that there could be no treachery when the white-men came.

Then Dain and the white woman departed to call up Bulangi and find a hiding-place.

The old woman remained by the body." "Hai!" exclaimed Lakamba.

"She has wisdom." "Yes, she has a Devil of her own to whisper counsel in her ear," assented Babalatchi.