ied Jack, just then, as quite a cloud of the
great birds rose from a clump of trees on their left; and upon riding up
there lay a great rhinoceros, or rather its remains, for, in spite of
its tough hide, the carrion birds had been busy at it; but not so busy
but that the marks of a couple of bullets were seen in its neck and
fore-shoulder, from the effects of which it had evidently died.

"That's our rhinoceros," cried Jack eagerly.

"You shall have your claim, boys," said Mr Rogers drily; "my shot shall
not count."

"I said `our,' father; so let's share it amongst us."

The boys would have liked to have the horn hacked off, but the animal
was in such a terrible state that their father thought it unfair to set
either of the Zulus to execute the task; so they had to be content with
the trophy in expectation; the boys promising to have off the horn from
the next that was shot.

While they were enjoying a hearty meal after their return to the camp,
Dinny suddenly began to make advances to Chicory, giving him pieces of
cake, and choice bits of meat, which he had roasted, and all to the
boy's great surprise, for heretofore Dinny had been anything but civil
to him. But Chicory took it all in good part, and smiled and nodded;
and when at last Dinny signed to him to come away from the camp, the boy
followed without a word.

"Look ye here, my little naygur," said Dinny confidentially, as soon as
they were in the shelter of the trees; "d'ye undherstand what I'm saying
to ye?"

Chicory nodded eagerly.

"Yes, yes; understand," he said.

"Then look here, ye dark-looking little image; I want ye to help me."

"Yes; help," said Chicory wonderingly.

"Iv ye'll help me, I'll help you, little naygur; and ye shall always
have plenty of what's good out of the pot, and roast mate, and cake.
D'ye understand that?"

"Yes; Chicory know. Give him plenty meat."

"That's right, my young son of a dark night," cried Dinny. "Well, now
then, look here. Ye know that grate big pig wid the horn on his nose
came and upset me fire, and run away wid me wardrobe?"

Chicory shook his head.

"Well then, wid me clane shirt. D'ye undherstand now?"

"Yes, yes," said Chicory, laughing. "Don't know big pig."

"Yes, yes, you do, my young piece of black velvet; the big rise
nosserus."

"Yes, rhinoceros, big beast, big horn. Oorrr! houk! houk! houk!"

This was supposed to resemble the noise made by the great animal; and
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