All in a few hours.

There was, however, one man who did not forget.

Upon a certain day Umballa had carelessly saved his life, and to his benefactor he was now determined to devote that life.

This man was the majordomo, the chief servant in the king's household.

It was not that he loved Umballa; rather that he owed Umballa a debt and resolved to pay it.
Two days later, when the fires were extinguished and the populace had settled back into its former habits, this majordomo betook himself to Umballa's house.