Mr.
Hume and Compton held a consultation over Venning, examined him, doctored him, and put him through the ordeal of a Turkish bath roughly made with the aid of the oil-sheets.

After that he was rolled up in blankets and left to slumber.

Compton was next treated in the same way, and then Mr.Hume busied himself with his note- book.
When the boys woke up in the afternoon, much refreshed, Muata had returned.
"Fall in, lads." "Has he found them ?" and the boys were up and glancing round for the pigmies.
"Yes; we are to go 'upstairs' at once." "But where are they ?" "The little people have gone on," said Muata.

"They will spy out on the man-eaters." "You really did find them ?" "Ow aye; they know Muata.

They and I have been on the path before, else they would have fallen on the young chiefs in the night--for they saw.