The Mungana answered that they were safe for a while, since that torrent could only be crossed by the broken bridge and was too rapid to swim.

The Asiki, he added, must go a long journey round through the city in order to come at them, though doubtless they would hunt them down in time.
Here Jeekie cut him short, since he knew all that country well and only wished to learn whether any more bridges had been built across the torrent since he was a boy.
"Now, Major," he said, "you get up and follow me, for I know every inch of ground, also by and by good short cut over mountains.

You see Jeekie very clever boy, and when he herd sheep and goat he made note of everything and never forget nothing.

He pull you out of this hole, never fear." "Glad to hear it, I am sure," answered Alan as he rose.

"But what's to become of the Mungana ?" "Don't know and don't care," said Jeekie; "no more good to us.