"
"Thank you, Allan, but I can't sit still for so many months. I'll go
somewhere and come back." He paused and a dreamy look came into his
dark eyes, then went on, "You see, Brother, it is laid on me to wander
and wander through all this great land until--I know."
"Until you know what?" I asked, sharply.
He pulled himself together with a jerk, as it were, and answered with
a kind of forced carelessness.
"Until I know every inch of it, of course. There are lots of tribes I
have not yet visited."
"Including the Pongo," I said. "By the way, if I can get the money
together for a trip up there, I suppose you mean to come too, don't
you? If not, the thing's off so far as I am concerned. You see, I am
reckoning on you to get us through the Mazitu and into Pongo-land by
the help of your friends."
"Certainly I mean to come. In fact, if you don't go, I shall start
alone. I intend to explore Pongo-land even if I never come out of it
again."
Once more I looked at him as I answered:
"You are ready to risk a great deal for a flower, John.
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