Behindtheboxoutoftheforepartofthecaravanpeeredtwoorthreeblackchildren’sheads。Aprettylittlefoalaboutfourmonthsoldcamefriskingandgambollingnowbeforenowbesidethehorses,whilstacoltofsomesixteenmonthsfollowedmoreleisurelybehind。WhenthecaravanwasabouttenyardsdistantI
stopped,andraisingmylefthandwiththelittlefingerpointedaloft,Iexclaimed:
\"Shoon,Kaulomengro,shoon!InDibbel’snav,wheremaytubejawingto?\"
Stoppinghiscaravanwithconsiderabledifficultythesmallblackmanglaredatmeforamomentlikeawildcat,andthensaidinavoicepartlysnappish,partlykind:
\"Savoshantu?AreyouoneoftheIngrines?\"