"M'songuri!"
The answer came in a deep-throated growl, and the assembly leapt to its feet.
"Wa! Who rules this land?"
They locked arms and stamped first with the right foot and then with the left, in token of their acceptance.
"Take your king," said Sanders, "and build him a beautiful hut, and his spirit shall dwell with you. This palaver is finished."
Bones was speechless all the way down river. At irregular intervals he would grip Sanders's hand, but he was too full for speech.
Hamilton and his sister met the law-givers on the quay.
"You're back sooner than I expected you, sir," said Hamilton. "Did Bones behave?"
"Like a little gentleman," said Sanders.