Tee. She deafened our ears with dreadful cries!
Han. She bit off our buttons and scratched our eyes!
Hiti. She trod on our toes, she wrenched our thumbs!
Nau. She beat our bodies about like drums.
| Tee. | And then— | ’Tis a story that needs no heightening— |
| Han. | Having given us such a frightening— | |
| Hiti. | With her witch-like eyes all whitening— | |
| Lil. | In a flash, with raiment brightening— | |
| Pee. | On our hearts the terror tightening— |
All. She vanished away like a flash of lightning!
Mrs. O. [With contemptuous incredulity.] Pah! where is she?
[Mrs. Olangtsi advances on them with threatening gesture. They grovel.
Students. She.... Oh, she locked us in! It wasn’t fair! Now was it? It wasn’t what we’d expected. We don’t know where she is! We haven’t seen her!
Enter, running, Josi-Mosi and Cosi-Mosi.