So soon as I was well enough I trekked trek down to the Diamond Fields , sold sell such ivory as I had , together with my wagon and oxen , discharged discharge my hunters , and took take the post-cart to the Cape .

But the creatures ran run off a second time , before I could seize them ; whereupon there was a great shout shout in a very shrill accent , and after it ceased cease I heard hear one of them cry cry aloud _ Tolgo phonac _ ; when in an instant I felt feel above a hundred arrows discharged discharge on my left hand , which , pricked prick me like so many needles ; and besides , they shot shoot another flight flight into the air , as we do bombs in Europe , whereof many , I suppose , fell on my body , ( though I felt them not ) , and some on my face , which I immediately covered cover with my left hand .

When this shower shower of arrows was over over , I fell a groaning groan with grief and pain ; and then striving strive again to get loose , they discharged discharge another volley volley larger than the first , and some of them attempted attempt with spears to stick me in the sides ; but by good luck I had on a buff jerkin , which they could not pierce .

John Linden paused pause sadly , then resumed resume : " If he had died , I might , as you say , have become reconciled ; but he was abducted abduct at the age of four by a revengeful servant whom I had discharged discharge from my employment .