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ESCORTED BACK.—A FRESH ATTEMPT. 419
the idea of reassuring him I had the musical box set agoing,
but even the Marseillaise did not avail to move a muscle
of his features. He no doubt took it for a mitrailleuse
or some other sort of toy, quite out of pk ce in polite
society. But when the instrument began to grind out
the plaintive melodies of the Cavalieria Rusticana, he
begged me in moving terms to go back ; he would give
Two Shepherd Boys.
me everything I wanted if I would only do so. If I
would not go back, then he begged me at least to wait
until he sent a special messenger to Lassa to learn the
orders of the Devashung or Grand Council. It would only
take four days.
My answer was simply this : " We are going straight
on to Lassa !
"
" Then we shall follow you and prevent you," he inter-
posed ;
" we have further reinforcements coming."
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