"
This was interpreted, but the threat had no apparent effect. So Whitson
seized Ghamba and dragged him to the fire, where he flung him down on
the very edge of the glowing embers.
"Now," said Whitson, holding him down with his foot, so that he got
severely scorched, "for the last time, will you speak?"
"Take me away from the fire, and I will speak," said Ghamba, in English.
So they lifted him, and set him again with his back to the rock.
"Now," said Whitson, "go ahead, and no nonsense!"
"If I tell the whole truth," said Ghamba, still speaking English, and
with a fair accent, "will you swear not to burn me, but to shoot me, so
that I shall die at once?"
"I will," said Whitson.
"You too must swear," said Ghamba, looking at Langley.
"Yes, I swear."
"Very well," said Ghamba, "I will tell you everything, but you must both
remember what you have sworn to."
"Yes, all right," said Whitson. Ghamba then looked at Langley, who
repeated the words.
"I will tell you," said Ghamba, "all I can remember, and you can ask
questions, which I shall answer truly.
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