Farewell," and waiting for no answer, he departed with the tears running from his solitary eye.
Ten minutes later the Mazitu bearers had also saluted us and gone, leaving us seated in that deserted camp surrounded by our baggage, and so far as I was concerned, feeling most lonely.

Another ten minutes went by which we occupied in packing our personal belongings.

Then Hans, who was now washing out the coffee kettle at a little distance, looked up and said: "Here come the spook-men, Baas, the whole regiment of them." We ran and looked.

It was true.

Marshalled in orderly squadrons, the camels with their riders were sweeping towards us, and a fine sight the beasts made with their swaying necks and long, lurching gait.