12 IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA ch. i 



inor the unusual trials and difficulties that beset us in 

 that lonely spot while stone upon stone was being 

 placed in position. Indeed, it may fairly be said 

 that the gneissic blocks with which it is built were 

 cemented together by the blood of the unfortunate 

 victims of the Man-Eaters who terrorized the 

 neighbourhood during its construction. 



