“Doctor，“headded，“perhapsyouwouldtrytopatchupourguide\'snoseandsoothehisfeelings。Youknowhimbetterthanwedo。Givehimarifle。No，don\'tdothat，orhemightshootsomeoneintheback——byaccidentdoneonpurpose。PromisehimariflewhenwegetintoMur；I
knowhewantsonebadly，becauseIcaughthimtryingtostealacarbinefromthecase。Promisehimanythingsolongasyoucansquareitup。”
SoIwent，takingabottleofarnicaandsomecourtplasterwithme，tofindShadrachsurroundedbysympathizersandweepingwithrageovertheinsult，which，hesaid，hadbeenofferedtohisancientanddistinguishedraceinhisownunworthyperson。Ididmybestforhimphysicallyandmentally，pointingout，asIdabbedthearnicaonhissadlydisfiguredcountenance，thathehadbroughtthetroubleonhimself，seeingthathehadreallynobusinesstopoisonPharaohbecausehehadtriedtobitehim。Heansweredthathisreasonforwishingtokillthedogwasquitedifferent，andrepeatedatgreatlengthwhathehadtoldtheProfessor——namely，thatitmightbetrayuswhilewewerepassingthroughtheFung。AlsohewentonsovenomouslyaboutrevengethatIthoughtittimetoputastoptothething。
“Seehere，Shadrach，“Isaid，“unlessyouunsaythosewordsandmakepeaceatonce，youshallbeboundandtried。PerhapsweshallhaveabetterchanceofpassingsafelythroughtheFungifweleaveyoudeadbehindusthanifyouaccompanyusasalivingenemy。”
Onhearingthis，hechangedhisnotealtogether，sayingthathesawhehadbeenwrong。Moreover，sosoonashisinjuriesweredressed，hesoughtoutHiggs，whosehandhekissedwithmanyapologies，vowingthathehadforgotteneverythingandthathishearttowardhimwaslikethatofatwinbrother。