IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



looked into his face and barked. He seemed to 

 know what Rogala said to him. But soon after this 

 he found my traces again, and followed them to the 

 village where I was. 



Suddenly the villagers heard a voice outside of the 

 stockade asking: " Is the Oguizi here.^" 



A number of voices answered : " Yes, the Oguizi is 

 here with us, and slept in our village last night." 



Then they opened the door. The man was Ro- 

 gala, followed by Andekko, and having Ndova on his 

 shoulder. I was at the other end of the street. When 

 I saw him, I came towards him, and in an instant we 

 were in each other's arms, to the great astonishment 

 of the people of the village, who were mute with 

 wonder at our outburst of friendship. Rogala shouted, 

 " We are men ! we are men ! " 



Andekko gave vent to barks of joy, leaping round 

 me, and Ndova jumped from Rogala's shoulder upon 

 mine, uttering the peculiar sounds which showed his 

 pleasure in seeing me again. 



After we were seated Rogala recounted to me what 

 I have already told, and at the conclusion of his story 

 he whispered to. me: "Oguizi, I hope you have not 

 told where we live in the forest." I whispered, " No ; " 

 and after a while the Bakalais crowded round Rogala 

 and asked him all kinds of questions about me. 



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