"Bhanah, I'll find out—how to answer you."
Then Bhanah laughed a low exultant chuckle, while he finished binding
Nels' legs with a part of his own turban.
"It is well, Sahib; the fortune which never fails is thine. And now, if we are wise, we will run."
Nels led, all the way; and they were barely under cover, when the earth indeed shook. The stone walls of the building rocked; the dull thunder of a solid, continuous impact of dense water upon its roof, filled their ears. The light of the sun was cut off.
"Bhanah, you and Nels will camp with me to-night. This has been the hunting cheetah-day of my life; and—Nels is responsible that he didn't get me."
"My master is the heart of kindness."
While Bhanah was busy, later, Skag laughed:
"I'm remembering that you said Nels did it soon. How did he do it?"
"By the drive of his weight against the cheetah's body; and the strength of his limbs, in the action my master saw."
They had eaten and Nels was properly cared for, when Bhanah spoke softly: