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The Yellow God

CHAPTER X
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Therefore we sleep in peace, for they not cut out throats, at any rate at present, though I think," he added mournfully, "they not let us go either." Alan sat down on a stool and groaned at the appalling prospect suggested by this information.
"Cheer up, Major," said Jeekie sympathetically.

"Perhaps manage hook it somehow, and meanwhile make best of bad business and have high old time.
You see you want to come Asiki-land, though I tell you it rum place, and," he added with certitude and a circular sweep of his hand, "by Jingo! you here now and I daresay they give you all the gold you want." "What's the good of gold unless one can get away with it?
What's the good of anything if we are prisoners among these devils ?" "Perhaps time show, Major.

Hush! here come dinner.

You sit still on stool and look holy." The door opened and through it appeared four of the women bearing dishes and cups full of drink, fashioned of gold like that which had been given to Alan in the litter.

He noticed at once that they had removed their veils and outer garments, if indeed they were the same women, and now, like many other Africans, were but lightly clad in linen capes open in front that hung over their shoulders, short petticoats or skirts about their middles, and sandals.


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