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The Ivory Child

CHAPTER IV
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Well, he keep rat in hair; hungry snake always want rat.

But as I say, this poor business.

Now you like to see some better, eh?
Mameena, eh ?" "No," I replied firmly, whereat everyone laughed.
"Elephant Jana we want you kill, eh?
Just as he look this minute." "Yes," I said, "very much indeed, only how will you show it me ?" "That quite easy, Macumazana.

You just smoke little Kendah 'bacco and see many things, if you have gift, as I _think_ you got, and as I almost _sure_ that lady got," and he pointed to Miss Holmes.

"Sometimes they things people want see, and sometimes they things people not want see." "Dakka," I said contemptuously, alluding to the Indian hemp on which natives make themselves drunk throughout great districts of Africa.
"Oh! no, not dakka, that common stuff; this 'bacco much better than dakka, only grow in Kendah-land.


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