"What do they say?"

"Bwana, they speak a language that no man here understands. And this is strange: that they do not come from the direction of Nairobi."

"Perhaps they are men from M'tela."

"No, bwana, that cannot be, for they carry a barua. They came from a white man."

"That is strange, very strange," said Kingozi quickly. "I do not understand. Is there water near where we stand?"

"There is the water of the place we called Campi ya Korungu when we passed before."

"Make camp there."

"The sun is at four hours[[13]], bwana."

[[13]: 10:00 o'clock.]

"It makes no difference."