But there was one person in the village unappalled by the awe with which the
black veil had impressed all beside herself.
Fighting similar to that which surrounded us could be heard in both directions as far as sound carried, and Thuvia told me that the attacks of the
black pirates were usually made simultaneously along the entire ribbon-like domain of the therns, which circles the Valley Dor on the outer slopes of the Mountains of Otz.
U-Dor's next move placed Lan-O's Odwar upon Tara's Odwar's fourth--within striking distance of the
Black Princess.
However, he finally persuaded Usanga to bide his time for a few more days of instruction, but in the suspicious mind of the Negro there was a growing conviction that the white man's advice was prompted by some ulterior motive; that it was in the hope of escaping with the machine himself by night that he refused to admit that Usanga was entirely capable of handling it alone and therefore in no further need of help or instruction, and so in the mind of the
black there formed a determination to outwit the white man.
Whether island or mainland,
Black Michael did not know, but he announced to Clayton that if investigation showed that the place was habitable he and Lady Greystoke were to be put ashore with their belongings.
Jump!" he shouted fiercely at the end, his will penetrating the low intelligence of the
black with dynamic force that made him jump to the task of brushing the loathsome swarms of flies away.
"You!" they yelled, pointing their thin fingers at the group; and they all flopped around, so they were white, and then all flopped back again, so they were
black.
Forth- with the hissing and humming ceased, and the
black, dome- like object sank slowly out of sight into the pit.
His fangs were buried instantly in the jugular of his adversary and then a half hundred
black men had leaped upon him and borne him to earth.
Baynes, following his
black guide, battled his way through the dense underbrush, riding stooped low over his horse's neck, or often he dismounted where the low branches swept too close to earth to permit him to remain in the saddle.
Although his task was no easier than that of the day before, the youth set out much more cheerfully, because he knew he could count an the help of the
black girl.
The fellow was a magnificent specimen of manhood--a
black counterpart in physique of the splendid white man whom he faced.