Offering sacrifice in a temple built of stone?

Do you not seek advice from a priest man of your own?

Do you not pay a price? Are we the heathen alone?

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GLOSSARY

This includes the native names most used in the text.

Dorobo: Masai word (spelt Torobo by Hollis) often corrupted by travellers to Wandorobo or Andorobo. Dorobo in Masai means tsetse fly. The name for an aboriginal race of hunters who inhabit the great forests of the highlands in East Africa. They call themselves Asi and the Kikuyu call them Adzi. The name of the Athi River is believed to be a corruption of Adzi.

Engai (Kikuyu): The deity.

Eithaga: The name of a Kikuyu clan, members of which are said to possess magical powers; sometimes spelt Aithaga. A member of this clan is called a Mweithaga.