human
What are you afraid of specially?
gpt
Why, all these lions about!
human
All these lions about! You talk as if we had been falling over lions and unable to get into our tent door for them! she exclaimed.
gpt
As a fact, we've been here nearly two months and not seen one!
human
Yes; but that was in another camp. I do believe we've got into the districts now where they are. Regina, she added suddenly,
gpt
I thought so; and 'henak,' what does that mean?
human
Well, that's just what I thought. Now I'll tell you what I heard those servants saying. They were talking about lions, because I know that word, and then one said: 'La, la mush henak, lekin hina, hina.' Now doesn't that mean: 'No, no, it's not over there but here, here'? And he got quite excited, and pointed just round the camp.
gpt
Why did you not tell the men?
human
I _did_, I kept telling them about it, but nobody would listen to me. Merton did ask the man something about it, but the others all swore the lions were over the ridge. You know how they jabber and how they contradict themselves and each other. My idea is, these horrid beasts are all round us,