Then Asiki doctor, they have Death-palaver.

On night of full moon they beat drum, and drum go Wow! Wow! Wow! and doctors pick out those to die that month.

Once they pick out Jeekie, oh! good Lord, they pick out _me_," and as he said the words he gasped and with his great hand wiped off the sweat that started from his brow.

"But Yellow God no take Jeekie that time, no want him and I escape." "How ?" asked Sir Robert.
"With my master, Major's uncle, Reverend Austin, he who come try to make Asiki Christian.

He snap his fingers, put on small mask of Yellow God which he prig, Little Bonsa herself, that same face which sit in your office now," and he pointed to Sir Robert, "like one toad upon a stone.
Priests think that god make herself into man, want holiday, take me out into forest to kill me and eat my life.