Nay, I knew well that there was more in the matter, and had you paid me another fee and bade me to continue to use my wisdom, without doubt I should have found this magic stuff hidden in the hut, and mayhap have learned the name of the hider.

But I was weary, who am very old; and what was it to me if you chose to kill Masapo or chose to let him go?
Masapo, who, being your secret enemy, was a man who deserved to die--if not for this matter, then for others." Now, all this while I had been watching Mameena, who sat, in the Zulu fashion, listening to this deadly evidence, a slight smile upon her face, and without attempting any interruption or comment.

Only I saw that while Zikali was examining the medicine, her eyes were seeking the eyes of Saduko, who remained in his place, also silent, and, to all appearance, the least interested of anyone present.

He tried to avoid her glance, turning his head uneasily; but at length her eyes caught his and held them.

Then his heart began to beat quickly, his breast heaved, and on his face there grew a look of dreamy content, even of happiness.
From that moment forward, till the end of the scene, Saduko never took his eyes off this strange woman, though I think that, with the exception of the dwarf, Zikali, who saw everything, and of myself, who am trained to observation, none noted this curious by-play of the drama.
The King began to speak.