the night before, but a man of a higher mental type, although no less surly.
"It will be for the doctor to say what you need when he has seen you!" he answered, turning his back and busying himself about the room.

Will translated, and I limped out again.
By and by the doctor came, and passed me sitting on the steps amid a throng of natives who seemed to have all the imaginable kinds of sores.
He took no notice of me, but sent out the sergeant to inquire why I had not stood up as he passed.

I did not answer, and the sergeant went in again.
Fred by that time was simply blasphemous, alternately threatening to go in and kick the doctor, and condemning Will's determination to do the same thing.

Finally we decided to see the matter through patiently, and all sat together on the steps watching the activity of the square.
There was a lot going on--bartering of skins and hides--counting of crocodile eggs, brought in by natives for sake of the bounty of a few copper coins the hundred--a cock-fight in one corner--the carrying to and fro of bunches of bananas, meat, and grain in baskets; and in and out among it all full pelt in the hot sun marched the chain-gang, doing the township dirty work.
By and by Schubert emerged from the boma gate followed by natives carrying a table and a soap-box.

He set these under a limb of the great baobab that faced the boma gate not far from the middle of the square.