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"Then I will tell you--I will tell you; yes, even if you hate me

afterwards I could teach you what love is very well, Macuht--because I love you" (Sob) "No, you shall not stir

till you have heard s and

held thereat violence it was absolutely

impossible for me to move "When I saw you first, all shattered and

senseless, snow seemed to fall upon my heart, and it stopped for a

little while and has never been the sa in it, Macu" (Sob) "I used to like

Saduko before that, but afterwards I did not like hi chief who lives over the

mountain, a very rich and powerful man, who, I believe, would like

to er and

bigger, and now you see it has burst" (Sob) "Nay, stay still and do

not try to speak You shall hearthat you have caused me all this pain If you did not want me to

love you, why did you not curse at irls?" She rose and went on: "Now, hearken Although I am the colour of copper, I aher blood than ours in Zululand, both on

my father's and my mother's side, and, Macureat, and I long for greatness Take me

to wife, Macumazahn, and I swear to you that in ten years I will et your pale white women and wed yourself to