Nevertheless, Stas, who was watching everything with the closest possible attention, observed that one of the negroes, wearing a pointed cap of rats' skin, slunk away from the ranks immediately after Kali's last words and, crawling like a snake in the grass, turned to an isolated hut standing apart, beyond the enclosure, but surrounded likewise by a high stockade bound by climbing plants.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
From beyond the stockade women and children poured, for the news of the arrival of the extraordinary guests had already spread over the whole village, and the desire to see the white Mzimu overcame their terror.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Surrounding it was a strong wooden stockade, with substantially built block-houses at regular distances from each other.
"The White Squaw"
Mayne Reid