He looked round, searching the faces of those about him.

Presently his eye fell upon the Prince Nodwengo, and he beckoned to him, saying:-- "Come hither, Prince, for you are honest, and I would have you to help me, and no other man." The prince stepped forward and Owen gave him the gourd of water.

Then he drew out the little bottle wherein he had stored the juice of the creeper, and uncorking it, he bade Nodwengo fill it up with water.

This done, he clasped his hands, and lifting his eyes to heaven, he prayed aloud in the language of the Amasuka.
"O God," he prayed, "upon whose business I am here, grant, I beseech Thee, that by Thy Grace power may be given to me to work this miracle in the face of these people, to the end that I may win them to cease from their iniquities, to believe upon Thee, the only true God, and to save their souls alive.

Amen." Having finished his prayer, he took the bottle and shook it; then he commanded Nodwengo to sit upon the ground and hold his father's head upon his knee.