Edgar Wallace

Name: Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR
Author: Edgar Wallace

Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

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“Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR”, published in 1911, is a work by Edgar Wallace. It explores elements such as Sanders, Devil Man and N'Gombi.

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

“ There were sleepless nights ahead for Sanders, nights of swift marchings and doublings, of quick runs up the river, of unexpected arrivals in villages, of lonely vigils in the forest and by strange pools. But he had no word of the Devil Man, though he learnt many things of interest. Most potent of his magical possessions was a box, "so small," said one who had seen it, and indicated a six-inch square. In this box dwelt a small and malicious god who pinched and scratched (yet without leaving a mark) , who could stick needles into the human body and never draw blood. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

“ I know nothing of the Devil Man save that he is the greatest witch-doctor in the world, and on nights when the moon is up and certain stars are in their places he comes like a ghost, and we are all afraid. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

“ And at first sign of his steamer—which you may see if you climb the hill at the river's bend—come back and warn me, for I desire to follow certain customs of my father in which Sandi has no pleasure."
He spoke to two of his young men and they departed. That night by the light of a fire, to the accompaniment of dancing and drum-beating, the son of the headman brought his firstborn, ten hours old, squealing noisily, as if with knowledge of the doom ahead, and laid it at his father's feet. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

“ What Devil Man?" asked Sanders quickly.
"Lord, there is a devil greatly respected in these parts, who wanders in the forest all the time and gives many curious medicines."
"Where is he to be found?"
"Lord, none know. He comes and goes, like a grey ghost, and he has a fetish more powerful than a thousand ordinary devils. Master, I gave the woman, my wife, that which he gave to me, and she died. How might I know that she would die?" ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

“ The son stirred a heap of loose earth with his foot, so that it fell over the baby's legs; then into the light of the fire stepped Sanders, and the chief's son fell back.
Sanders was smoking a thin cigar, and he smoked for fully a minute without saying a word, and a minute was a very long time. Then he stepped to the grave, stooped, and lifted the baby up awkwardly, for he was more used to handling men than babes, gave it a little shake to clear it of earth, and handed it to a woman. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

“ This was a good way—the Isisi, the Ochori, and the N'Gombi people, everlastingly at issue, were agreed upon this—because, with timely warning of the Commissioner's approach, it was possible to thrust out of sight the ugly evidence of fault, to clean up and make tidy the muddle of folly.
It was bad to step sheepishly forth from your hut into the clear light of the rising sun, with all the debris of an overnight feast mutely testifying to your discredit, and face the cold, unwavering eyes of a little brown-faced man in immaculate white. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

“ Therefore when it comes to my ears—and I have many spies—that you chop man, whether he be enemy or friend, I will come quickly and I will flog sorely; and if it should again happen I will bring with me a rope, and I will find me a tree, and there will be broken huts in this land. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

“ Again they shuddered at the threat of the broken hut, for it is the custom of the N'Gombi to break down the walls of a dead man's house to give his spirit free egress.
Sanders carried away with him the chief of the village, with leg-irons at his ankles, and in course of time the prisoner arrived at a little labour colony on the coast, where he worked for five years in company with other indiscreet headmen who were suffering servitude for divers offences. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — XI.—THE WITCH-DOCTOR (1911)

“ The second was, that in his little book the scientist had carefully recorded the stories Sanders had told him of witch doctors.
(Sanders recognized at least one story which he had himself invented on the spur of the moment for the professor's entertainment.)
Six more or less peaceful months passed, and then began the series of events which make up the story of the Devil Man.
It began on the Little River.
There was a woman of the Isisi people who hated her husband, though he was very good to her, building her a hut and placing an older wife to wait upon her. ”

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