<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlipitisha kamba kwenye pembe za nyumba mpaka Mandrake alipogeuka na kuondoka, huku mikononi mwa watumwa waliopita akipiga kwa mjeledi.  <response>: He passed ropes around the corners until the mandrake turned and rigidly marched away, the blows of his whip falling metronome-like on the slaves he passed. 