Atthesamemomentthesesavages，whowerenotmorethantwohundredyardsaway，caughtsightofthemandoftheirpursuers，whojustthenappearedontheridgetotherightandleft。Thedwarfs，onperceivingthesestrangers，utteredashrillyellofterror，andwheeledabouttoflytotheirfastnessesintheforest，whichevidentlytheyregrettedeverhavingleft。Itwastoolate。Withanansweringshoutthespearsmen，whowereextendedinalongline，apparentlyhuntingforgame，chargedafterthematfullspeed。Theywerefreshandtheirlegswerelong。Thereforeverysoontheyovertookthedwarfsandevengotinfrontofthem，headingthemofffromtheforest。Theendmaybeguessed，——saveafewwhomtheyreservedalive，theykilledthemmercilessly，andalmostwithoutlosstothemselves，sincethelittleforestfolkweretooterrifiedandexhaustedtoshootatthemwiththeirpoisonedarrows，andtheyhadnootherweapons。
Infact，asAlandiscoveredafterwards，forgenerationstherehadbeenwarbetweenthem，sincealltheothertribeshatethedwarfs，whomtheylookuponasdangeroushumanmonkeys，andneverbeforehadthebigmenfoundsuchachanceofsquaringtheiraccount。
WhenJeekiesawthisfearful-lookingcompany，forthefirsttimehisspiritsseemedtofailhim。
“Ogula！“heexclaimedwithagroanandsathimselfuponaflatrock，pullingAlandownbesidehim。“Ogula！Knowthembyhairandspears，“
herepeated。“Upgumtreenow，saygood-night。“