06 African Adventure
“Now that he knew he had suffered only a slight burn, not a poisonous sting, his pains disappeared as if by magic.
Of course, he could not admit his own foolishness. He found a way to put the blame on Hal.
‘I should think you’d be red in the face,’ he said, ‘after a blunder like that. Young man, you must learn to think before you act. Imagine - poking a hole in me with that needle and filling me with snake dope for nothing but a cigarette burn! Scorpion, indeed! Where ever did you get that idea?’ ‘From you,’ Hal reminded him.
‘I don’t recall saying anything about a scorpion. You must learn to use your head, boy, use your head.’ Hal let it go at that.
Mali came in with the colonel’s boots. They looked as if sharp teeth had been chewing on them.
‘Are these yours?’ Mali inquired. ‘We found them just at the edge of the clearing.’ ‘Of course they’re mine, you stupid fellow. Why didn’t you find them first thing this morning instead of waiting until now?’ He took the boots and turned them ove...r, examining the tooth-marks.MoreLess
Of course, he could not admit his own foolishness. He found a way to put the blame on Hal.
‘I should think you’d be red in the face,’ he said, ‘after a blunder like that. Young man, you must learn to think before you act. Imagine - poking a hole in me with that needle and filling me with snake dope for nothing but a cigarette burn! Scorpion, indeed! Where ever did you get that idea?’ ‘From you,’ Hal reminded him.
‘I don’t recall saying anything about a scorpion. You must learn to use your head, boy, use your head.’ Hal let it go at that.
Mali came in with the colonel’s boots. They looked as if sharp teeth had been chewing on them.
‘Are these yours?’ Mali inquired. ‘We found them just at the edge of the clearing.’ ‘Of course they’re mine, you stupid fellow. Why didn’t you find them first thing this morning instead of waiting until now?’ He took the boots and turned them ove...r, examining the tooth-marks.MoreLess
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