Well, I scolded Hans because he believed in what this doctor said, for I could see that he did believe it, then went to question Umslopogaas, whom I found looking quite pleased, which annoyed me still more.
"What is it that Goroko has been saying and why do you smile, Bulalio?" I asked.
"Nothing much, Macumazahn, except that the man who looks like tallow that has gone bad, put something in our food which made us sick, for which I would kill him were he not Red-beard's servant and that it would frighten the lady his daughter. Also he said that soon there will be fighting, which is why I smiled, who grow weary of peace. We came out to fight, did we not?"
"Certainly not," I answered. "We came out to make a quiet journey in strange lands, which is what I mean to do."
"Ah! well, Macumazahn,
