He added that he had been quite unsuccessful in his efforts to collect any news of value from man, woman or child, all of whom, although very polite, appeared to have orders to tell him nothing, concluding with the remark that he considered the White Kendah bigger devils than the Black Kendah, inasmuch as they were more clever.
Shortly after this abortive attempt we debated our position with earnestness and came to a certain conclusion, of which I will speak in its place.
If I remember right it was on this same night of our debate, after Harut's return from the mountain, that the first incident of interest happened.

There were two rooms in our house divided by a partition which ran almost up to the roof.

In the left-hand room slept Ragnall and Savage, and in that to the right Hans and I.Just at the breaking of dawn I was awakened by hearing some agitated conversation between Savage and his master.

A minute later they both entered my sleeping place, and I saw in the faint light that Ragnall looked very disturbed and Savage very frightened.
"What's the matter ?" I asked.
"We have seen my wife," answered Ragnall.
I stared at him and he went on: "Savage woke me by saying that there was someone in the room.

I sat up and looked and, as I live, Quatermain, standing gazing at me in such a position that the light of dawn from the window-place fell upon her, was my wife." "How was she dressed ?" I asked at once.
"In a kind of white robe cut rather low, with her hair loose hanging to her waist, but carefully combed and held outspread by what appeared to be a bent piece of ivory about a foot and a half long, to which it was fastened by a thread of gold." "Is that all ?" "No.