"But this old man----"
"No; I have not insulted him. I know the native mind. I have merely convinced him that I am every bit as important a person as his sultani."
"What do you do next? Call on the sultani."
"By no means. Wait until he comes. If he does not come by, say to-morrow, send for him."
Simba appeared leading a downcast askari in irons. Kingozi waved his hand toward those waiting in the sun; and the new captive made the ninth.
"Now, Simba, go to the village of these shenzis. Tell the other three askaris to come; and at once. Do not return without them."
Simba, whose fierce soul all this delighted beyond expression, started off joyfully, trailed by a posse of his own choosing.
"What are you going to do?" asked the Leopard Woman curiously.
"Get them in line a bit," replied Kingozi carelessly. "I feel rather lazy and done up to-day; don't you?"
"That is so natural. And I am keeping your chair----"