“Wherearetheoxen？“Iasked。
“Oh！Baas。”heanswered，“theBasutoshavegotthem。WeheardfromanoldblackwomanthatSekukunihadanimpiout，sowewaitedonthetopofthathillaboutanhour’srideawaytoseeifitwastrue。ThensuddenlythedoctorBaasappearedriding，andIranoutandaskedhimifitweresafetogoon。Heknewmeagainandanswered——
“’Yes，quitesafe，forhaveInotjustriddenthisroadwithoutmeetingsomuchasablackchild。Goon，man；yourmasterswillbegladtohavetheiroxen，astheywishtotrek，orwillbynightfall。’Thenhelaughedandrodeaway。
“Sowewenton，drivingtheoxen。Butwhenwecametothebeltofthornsatthebottomofthehill，wefoundthatthedoctorBaashadeitherliedtousorhehadnotseen。Fortheresuddenlythetallgrassoneithersideofthepathgrewspears；
yes，everywherewerespears。Inaminutethetwovoorlooperswereassegaied。Asforme，Iranforward，notback，sincetheKaffirswerebehindme，acrossthepath，Baas，drivingofftheoxen。Theysprangatme，butIjumpedthiswayandthatwayandavoidedthem。Thentheythrewassegais——see，oneofthemcutmycheek，buttherestmissed。Theyhadgunsintheirhandsalso，butnoneshot。Ithinktheydidnotwishtomakeanoise。Onlyoneofthemshoutedafterme——