He found that the shape of the mouth and the
development of the teeth were the same as Ghamba's. The other bodies
were lying on their faces, so he did not trouble to examine them.
Whitson then told Langley to follow him, and the two walked down the
foot-path toward where they had left Ghamba. Him they found lying
motionless in the position in which he had been left about an hour
previously. They removed the sack and the gag and untied his feet, first
taking the precaution to fasten the belt by one end to his bound hands,
Whitson holding the other. They then signed to him to proceed toward the
cave, and this he silently did, without making any resistance. He looked
calmly at the three dead bodies, but said not a word. Langley held him,
while Whitson again tied his feet together with the belt, and then they
placed him with his back against a rock, facing the fire, which
was still blazing brightly. His lips were drawn back in a ghastly,
mirthless, grin, and the tusks were revealed from point to insertion.
Langley questioned Ghamba, but he would not speak. After several
attempts to force him to answer had been vainly made, Whitson said:
"Now tell him that if he speaks and tells the whole truth he will only
be shot, but if he does not speak he will be burned alive.
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