Every Attempt To Carry Her Forward Being Thus Found
Ineffectual, The General Cry Of The Coffle Was Kang-Tegi, Kang-Tegi
("Cut Her Throat, Cut Her Throat") - An Operation I Did Not Wish To
See Performed, And Therefore Marched Onwards With The Foremost Of
The Coffle.
I had not walked above a mile, when one of Karfa's
domestic slaves came up to me, with poor
Nealea's garment upon the
end of his bow, and exclaimed, Nealee affeeleeta ("Nealee is lost")!
I asked him whether the slatees had given him the garment as a
reward for cutting her throat. He replied that Karfa and the
schoolmaster would not consent to that measure, but had left her on
the road, where undoubtedly she soon perished, and was probably
devoured by wild beasts.
The sad fate of this wretched woman, notwithstanding the outcry
before mentioned, made a strong impression on the mind of the whole
coffle, and the schoolmaster fasted the whole of the ensuing day in
consequence of it. We proceeded in deep silence, and soon
afterwards crossed the river Furkoomah, which was about as large as
the river Wonda. We now travelled with great expedition, every one
being apprehensive he might otherwise meet with the fate of poor
Nealee. It was, however, with great difficulty that I could keep
up, although I threw away my spear and everything that could in the
least obstruct me. About noon we saw a large herd of elephants, but
they suffered us to pass unmolested; and in the evening we halted
near a thicket of bamboo, but found no water, so that we were forced
to proceed four miles farther to a small stream, where we stopped
for the night.
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