For nearly half an hour we searched and searched, scanning the walls of rock for any possible openings to a cave.

In vain, we could find none.

I applied to old Indaba-zimbi, but his foresight was at fault here.

All he could say was that this was the place, and that the "Star" was hidden somewhere in a cave, but where the cave was he could not tell.

At last we came to the top of the amphitheatre.