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Then we bargained for a while, but the details of that business

transaction of long ago will interest no one Indeed, I onlytrouble on the ruling

house, whereof Panda was the representative at that tiotiations, which were to

the effect that I was to receive so uns, if I could deliver them at a certain spot, namely, Umbezi's kraal,

I returned to the circle where Uuests were

sitting, purposing to bid him farewell By noever,had little breakfast that ,

I stayed to eat When I had finished ht of tshwala (that is, Kafir beer), I rose to go, but just at that

ate but Saduko?

"Piff!" said Ma in a voice that

none but I could hear "When two bucks ht and sometimes one runs away It depends veryat her

She shrugged her shoulders, folded her arms beneath her breast, nodded

to Saduko as he passed, then leaned gracefully against the fence and

awaited events

"Greeting, Umbezi," said Saduko in his proud manner "I see that you

feast Am I welcome here?"