The people of the village gave the good welcome , and Witta scratched his head at them -LRB- for gold -RRB- , and showed them our iron and beads . They ran to the bank -- we were still in the ship -- and pointed to our swords and bows , for always when near shore we lay armed . Soon they fetched store of gold in bars and in dust from their huts , and some great blackened elephants ' teeth . These they piled on the bank , as though to tempt us , and made signs of dealing blows in battle , and pointed up to the tree-tops , and to the forest behind . Their captain or chief sorcerer then beat on his chest with his fists , and gnashed his teeth . ` Said Thorkild of Borkum : `` Do they mean we must fight for all this gear ? '' and he half drew sword . ' `` Nay , '' said Hugh . `` I think they ask us to league against some enemy . '' ' `` I like this not , '' said Witta , of a sudden . `` Back into mid-stream . '' ` So we did , and sat still all , watching the black folk and the gold they piled on the bank . Again we heard drums beat in the forest , and the people fled to their huts , leaving the gold unguarded . ` Then Hugh , at the bows , pointed without speech , and we saw a great Devil come out of the forest . He shaded his brows with his hand , and moistened his pink tongue between his lips -- thus . ' ' A Devil ! ' said Dan , delightfully horrified . ` Yea . Taller than a man ; covered with reddish hair . When he had well regarded our ship , he beat on his chest with his fists till it sounded like rolling drums , and came to the bank swinging all his body between his long arms , and gnashed his teeth at us .
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Borkum Dan Devil Hugh Witta body mid-stream people sorcerer tree-tops