the chief of the 'Mgombis

Also called the late chief of the ‘Mgombis

African chief whom Plank shot, he says in self-defence.

Connections

dealings

• is loathed by Major Plank 2

Talked about, but not there

1. At the doctor's Bertie meets Major Plank, who fails to place him and alarms him about his spots, and then Murgatroyd pronounces the spots harmless but orders him to the country for a quiet life, which Bertie plans to spend with Aunt Dahlia.Chapter 3, Murgatroyd's consulting room, as the chief of the ’Mgombis
2. Bertie drives down to Maiden Eggesford, cured of his spots, and is shaken to glimpse what looks like the ghost of Major Plank leaving the Goose and Grasshopper.Chapter 4, Maiden Eggesford, as the late chief of the ‘Mgombis