[[17]: Chakula--white man's food.]
"You had no trouble bringing this great safari?" asked Kingozi.
"I used again the magic bone," replied Simba.
"Simba, you jewel!" cried Kingozi in English, "you've saved the day! I should think shenzis did like these things! And oh, haven't I needed them! You old tar-baby, you!"
And Simba replied as usual to this incomprehensible gibberish with his own full stock of English:
"Yes, suh!"
"You have done well, very well," Kingozi shifted to Swahili. "I am pleased with you. For this work you shall have much backsheeshi--a month's wages extra, and twenty goats for your farm, and any other thing that you want most. What is it?"
Simba appeared to hesitate and boggle.
"Speak up! I am Very pleased."
"This is a very great thing I would ask," said Simba in a low voice.