He heard two shots fired, and was pursued for some distance, but, as darkness came on, effected his escape.
It seems to have been just one of the cases when a little hesitation and uncertainty on the part of the civilized men did all the mischief by emboldening the savages.

Of course it was necessary to rescue them, but as the Ajawa were but twenty miles off, and Magomero must be guarded, there was no choice but to have recourse to the Makololo, and thus let loose one set of savages against another.

Just, however, as a message was being despatched to bring them, the two clergymen were seen returning.

They too had walked eighty-five miles in forty-eight hours, and had had but one fowl between them.

They had in fact got out of the village almost immediately after Charles, but closely beset with natives armed with bows and poisoned arrows.