"This man has disobeyed orders." By now Jeekie was shouting something to the natives in an unknown tongue, which they seemed to understand well enough.

At any rate the flogging ceased, the two fellows who were inflicting it slunk away, and the other men ran towards them, shouting back as they came.
"All right, Major.

You please stop here one minute with my Lord, late Bart.

of Bloody Hand.

Some of these chaps friends of mine, I meet them Old Calabar while we get ready to march last rains.