CHAP. V.] 
THE LATOOKA MUTINY. 
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was not to be found ; my men were lying idly in the 
positions where they had slept; and not a man obeyed 
when I gave the order to prepare to start—except 
Richarn and Sali. I saw that the moment had ar¬ 
rived. Again I gave the order to the men, to get up 
and load the animals; . , . not a man would move, 
except three or four who slowly rose from the ground, 
and stood resting on their guns. In the meantime 
Richarn and Sali were bringing the camels and making 
them kneel by the luggage. The boy Saat was evi¬ 
dently expecting a row, and although engaged with 
the black women in packing, he kept his eyes constantly 
upon me. 
I now observed that Bellaal was standing very near 
me on my right, in advance of the men who had risen 
from the ground, and employed himself in eyeing me 
from head to foot with the most determined insolence. 
The fellow had his gun in his hand, and he was tele¬ 
graphing by looks with those who were standing near 
him, while not one of the others rose from the ground, 
although close to me. Pretending not to notice Bellaal, 
who was now as I had expected once more the ring¬ 
leader, for the third time I ordered the men to rise 
immediately, and to load the camels. Not a man 
moved, but the fellow Bellaal marched up to me, and 
looking me straight in the face dashed the butt-end of 
