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little laugh�察�when Leo asked her�察�and we certainly 
did。 Scarcely were the words out of her mouth when 
from every point we saw dark forms rushing up�察�each 
bearing with him what we at first took to be an 
enormous flaming torch。 Whatever they were they were 
burning furiously�察�for the flames stood out a yard or 
more behind each bearer。 On they came�察�fifty or more 
of them�察�carrying their flaming burdens and looking 
like so many devils from hell。 Leo was the first to 
discover what these burdens were。

;Great heaven� ─�he said�察 �they are corpses on fire� �

I stared and stared againhe was perfectly rightthe 
torches that were to light our entertainment were 
human mummies from the caves��

On rushed the bearers of the flaming corpses�察�and�察�
meeting at a spot about twenty paces in front of us�察�
built their ghastly burdens crossways into a huge 
bonfire。 Heavens� �how they roared and flared� �No tar 
barrel could have burned as those mummies did�此�Nor was 
this all。 Suddenly I saw one great fellow seize a 
flaming human arm that had fallen from its parent 
frame�察�and rush off into the darkness。 Presently he 
stopped�察�and a tall streak of fire shot up into the 
air�察�illumining the gloom�察�and also the lamp from 
which it sprang。 That lamp was the mummy of a woman 
tied to a stout stake let into the rock�察�and he had 
fired her hair。 On he went a few paces and touched a 
second�察�then a third�察�and a fourth�察�till at last we 
were surrounded on all three sides by a great ring of 
bodies flaring furiously�察�the material with which they 
were preserved having rendered them so inflammable 
that the flames would literally spout out of the ears 
and mouth in tongues of fire a foot or more in length。

Nero illuminated his gardens with live Christians 
soaked in tar�察�and we were now treated to a similar 
spectacle�察�probably for the first time since his day�察�
only happily our lamps were not living ones。

But although this element of horror was fortunately 
wanting�察�to describe the awful and hideous grandeur of 
the spectacle thus presented to us is�察�I feel�察�so 
absolutely beyond my poor powers�察�that I scarcely dare 
attempt it。 To begin with�察�it appealed to the moral as 
well as the physical susceptibilities。 There was 
something very terrible�察�and yet very fascinating�察�
about the employment of the remote dead to illumine 
the orgies of the living�察�in itself the thing was a 
satire�察�both on the living and the dead。 Caesar's 
dustor is it Alexander's�拭�may stop a bunghole�察�but 
the functions of these dead Caesars of the past was to 
light up a savage fetish dance。 To such base uses may 
we come�察�of so little account may we be in the minds 
of the eager multitudes that we shall breed�察�many of 
whom�察�so far from revering our memory�察�will live to 
curse us for begetting them into such a world of woe。

Then there was the physical side of the spectacle�察�and 
a weird and splendid one it was。 Those old citizens of 
Ko^r burned as�察�to judge from their sculptures and 
inscriptions�察�they had lived�察�very fast�察�and with the 
utmost liberality。 What is more�察�there were plenty of 
them。 As soon as ever a mummy had burned down to the 
ankles�察�which it did in about twenty minutes�察�the feet 
were kicked away�察�and another one put in its place。 
The bonfire was kept going on the same generous scale�察�
and its flames shot up�察�with a hiss and a crackle�察�
twenty or thirty feet into the air�察�throwing great 
flashes of light far out into the gloom�察�through which 
the dark forms of the Amahagger flitted to and fro 
like devils replenishing the infernal fires。 We all 
stood and stared aghastshocked�察�and yet fascinated 
at so strange a spectacle�察�and half expecting to see 
the spirits those flaming forms had once enclosed come 
creeping from the shadows to work vengeance on their 
desecraters。

;I promised thee a strange sight�察�my Holly�察─�laughed 
Ayesha�察�whose nerves alone did not seem to be 
affected�察 �and�察�behold�察�I have not failed thee。 Also�察�
it hath its lesson。 Trust not to the future�察�for who 
knows what the future may bring� �Therefore�察�live for 
the day�察�and endeavor not to escape the dust which 
seems to be man's end。 What thinkest thou those long´
forgotten nobles and ladies would have felt had they 
known that they should one day flare to light the 
dance or boil the pot of savages�拭�But see�察�here come 
the dancers�察�a merry creware they not�拭�The stage is 
litnow for the play。;

As she spoke�察�we perceived two lines of figures�察�one 
male and the other female�察�to the number of about a 
hundred�察�each advancing round the human bonfire�察�
arrayed only in the usual leopard and buck skins。 They 
formed up�察�in perfect silence�察�in two lines�察�facing 
each other�察�between us and the fire�察�and then the 
dancea sort of infernal and fiendish cancanbegan。 
To describe it is quite impossible�察�but�察�though there 
was a good deal of tossing of legs and double´
shuffling�察�it seemed to our untutored minds to be more 
of a play than a dance�察�and�察�as usual with this 
dreadful people�察�whose minds seem to have taken their 
color from the caves in which they live�察�and whose 
jokes and amusements are drawn from the inexhaustible 
stores of preserved mortality with which they share 
their homes�察�the subject appeared to be a most ghastly 
one。 I know that it represented an attempted murder 
first of all�察�and then the burial alive of the victim 
and his struggling from the grave�察�each act of the 
abominable drama�察�which was carried on in perfect 
silence�察�being rounded off and finished with a furious 
and most revolting dance round the supposed victim�察�
who writhed upon the ground in the red light of the 
bonfire。

Presently�察�however�察�this pleasing piece was 
interrupted。 Suddenly there was a slight commotion�察�
and a large�察�powerful woman�察�whom I had noticed as one 
of the most vigorous of the dancers�察�came�察�made mad 
and drunken with unholy excitement�察�bounding and 
staggering towards us�察�shrieking out as she came��

;I want a black goat�察�I must have a black goat�察�bring 
me a black goat� ─�and down she fell upon the rocky 
floor foaming and writhing and shrieking for a black 
goat�察�about as hideous a spectacle as can well be 
conceived。

Instantly most of the dancers came up and got round 
her�察�though some still continued their capers in the 
background。

;She has got a Devil�察─�called out one of them。 ;Run 
and get a black goat。 There�察�Devil�察�keep quiet� �keep 
quiet� �You shall have the goat presently。 They have 
gone to fetch it�察�Devil。;

;I want a black goat�察�I must have a black goat� ─�
shrieked the foaming�察�rolling creature again。

;All right�察�Devil�察�the goat will be here presently�察�
keep quiet�察�there's a good Devil� �

And so on till the goat�察�taken from a neighboring 
kraal�察�did at last arrive�察�being dragged bleating on 
to the scene by its horns。

;Is it a black one�察�is it a black one�拭─�shrieked the 
possessed。

;Yes�察�yes�察�Devil�察�as black as night�察─�then aside�察�
;keep it behind thee�察�don't let the Devil see that it 
has got a white spot on its rump and another on its 
belly。 In one minute�察�Devil。 There�察�cut his throat 
quick。 Where is the saucer�拭�

;The goat� �the goat� �the goat� �Give me the blood of my 
black goat� �I must have it�察�don't you see I must have 
it�拭�Oh� �oh� �oh� �give me the blood of the goat。;

At this moment a terrified _i_ bah� �_i_ announced that 
the poor goat had been sacrificed�察�and the next minute 
a woman ran up with a saucer full of the blood。 This 
the possessed creature�察�who was then raving and 
foaming her wildest�察�seized and drank�察�and was 
instantly recovered�察�and without a trace of hysteria�察�
or fits�察�or being possessed�察�or whatever dreadful 
thing it was she was suffering from。 She stretched her 
arms�察�smiled faintly�察�and walked quietly back to the 
dancers�察�who presently withdrew in a double line as 
they had come�察�leaving the space between us and the 
bonfire deserted。

I thought that the entertainment was now over�察�and�察�
feeling rather queer�察�was about to ask _i_ She _i_ if 
we could rise�察�when suddenly what at first I took to 
be a baboon came hopping round the fire�察�and was 
instantly met upon the 

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