Копи царя Соломона

           AsaremedyFoulatabroughtussomepoundedgreenleaves,withanaromaticodour,which,whenappliedasaplaster,gaveusconsiderablerelief. 

           Butthoughthebruiseswerepainful,theydidnotgiveussuchanxietyasSirHenry’sandGood’swounds. Goodhadaholerightthroughthefleshypartofhis"beautifulwhiteleg,"fromwhichhehadlostagreatdealofblood; andSirHenry,withotherhurts,hadadeepcutoverthejaw,inflictedbyTwala’sbattle-axe. LuckilyGoodisaverydecentsurgeon,andsosoonashissmallboxofmedicineswasforthcoming,havingthoroughlycleansedthewounds,hemanagedtostitchupfirstSirHenry’sandthenhisownprettysatisfactorily,consideringtheimperfectlightgivenbytheprimitiveKukuanalampinthehut .Afterwardsheplentifullysmearedtheinjuredplaceswithsomeantisepticointment,ofwhichtherewasapotinthelittlebox,andwecoveredthemwiththeremainsofapocket-handkerchiefwhichwepossessed. 

           MeanwhileFoulatahadpreparedussomestrongbroth,forweweretoowearytoeat. Thisweswallowed,andthenthrewourselvesdownonthepilesofmagnificentkarrosses,orfurrugs,whichwerescatteredaboutthedeadking’sgreathut. Byaverystrangeinstanceoftheironyoffate,itwasonTwala’sowncouch,andwrappedinTwala’sownparticularkarross,thatSirHenry,themanwhohadslainhim,sleptthatnight. 

           Isayslept;butafterthatday’swork,sleepwasindeeddifficult. Tobeginwith,inverytruththeairwasfull 

           "Offarewellstothedying 

           Andmourningsforthedead."