Now farewell.

If we do not meet at the Feast of the First-fruits on the day of the new moon, whither once more I invite you, we can talk together here after I have heard the voice of the Oracle." Then he mounted a camel which awaited him outside the gate and departed with an escort of twelve men, also riding camels.
"There is some other road up that mountain, Quatermain," said Ragnall.
"A camel could sooner pass through the eye of a needle than through that dreadful cave, even if it were empty." "Probably," I answered, "but as we don't know where it is and I dare say it lies miles from here, we need not trouble our heads on the matter.
The cave is _our_ only road, which means that there is _no_ road." That evening at supper we discovered that Hans was missing; also that he had got possession of my keys and broken into a box containing liquor, for there it stood open in the cooking-hut with the keys in the lock.
"He has gone on the drink," I said to Ragnall, "and upon my soul I don't wonder at it; for sixpence I would follow his example." Then we went to bed.

Next morning we breakfasted rather late, since when one has nothing to do there is no object in getting up early.

As I was preparing to go to the cook-house to boil some eggs, to our astonishment Hans appeared with a kettle of coffee.
"Hans," I said, "you are a thief." "Yes, Baas," answered Hans.
"You have been at the gin box and taking that poison." "Yes, Baas, I have been taking poison.

Also I took a walk and all is right now.