Muata laughed, and snapped his fingers. "You saw the man in the canoe?"
Mr. Hume nodded, and looked after the paddler with knit brows.
"And you?"—to Compton.
"I have eyes, chief."
"And you?"
"I saw him first," said Venning.
"And he was a stranger?"
"Of course."
Muata laughed. "White men know many things, but not all. Haw! Who are those to be eaten up?" He touched his naked breast, and then pointed at each in turn.
"They would attack us," roared Mr. Hume.