[PREFACE BY DR. H. GRATTAN GUINNESS] 5

[FOREWORD] 9

CHAPTER I

[HOW WE ONCE LIVED] 15

My early days—Life at home—How we fared—Work and play—Our one fear, the cannibals—Iseankótó’s warning—We despise it—We are captured by cannibals—The journey—A horrible meal—The cannibal village reached.

CHAPTER II

[I AM A CANNIBAL’S SLAVE] 26

In the cannibal village—Before the council—Our fate—Desire to please my master—How I succeeded—Our fears and their justification—A sad company—Siene’s murder—The boy who lied—The ordeal by poison—Village strife—The human peace-offering—The haunting dread—Rumours of the white men—A fright—Makweke’s peril—How he escaped—We plan flight—The start—The chase—A near thing—The river reached—Over, and at home again.

CHAPTER III

[THE COMING OF BOKAKALA] 46