the bonga girl recognised them at once, but they did not know who she was. she brought them water on their arrival, and afterwards set cooked rice before them. then sitting down near them, she began in wailing tones to upbraid them on account of the treatment she had been subjected to by their wives. she related all that had befallen her, and wound up by saying, "you must have known it all, and yet you did not interfere to save me." and that was all the revenge she took.