I smiled at him, and looked pleasantly, and beckoned to him to come still nearer; at length he came close to me; and then he kneeled down again, kissed the ground, and laid his head upon the ground, and taking me by the foot, set my foot upon his head; this, it seems, was in token of swearing to be my slave for ever.
Ik beurde hem op, en trachtte hem zoo veel mogelijk gerust te stellen. Maar ik had nog meer te verrigten, want de wilde dien ik nedergeveld had was niet dood, maar alleen bedwelmd door den slag, en begon bij te komen.