Perhaps a bone is broken or some beast has bitten him.

He lies in a hut such as Kaffirs make, only this hut has a verandah round it like your stoep, and there are drawings on the wall.

The hut is a long way off, I don't know where." "Is that all ?" I asked, for he paused.
"No, not all.

Dogeetah is recovering.

He will join us in that country whither we journey, at a time of trouble.