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Well, I did him an injustice, for presently he turned and said, with

so to you, and truly you have earned

theained us the

victory Noill choose them beast by beast"

So I chose a fine ox, then Saduko chose one; and so it went on till I

had eight of hth was taken I turned to

Saduko and said: "There, that will do These oxen I must have to replace those in my

teams which died on the trek, but I want no more"

"Wow!" said Saduko, and all those who stood with him, while one of them

added--I think it was old Tshoza: "He refuses six hundred cattle which are fairly his! He must be mad!"

"No friends," I answered, "I am not mad, but neither am I bad I

accompanied Saduko on this raid because he is dear to er But I do not love killing men hom I

have no quarrel, and I will not take the price of blood"

"Wow!" said old Tshoza again, for Saduko seemed too astonished to speak,

"he is a spirit, not a man He is holy!"

"Not a bit of it," I answered "If you think that, ask Ma which they did not understand "Now, listen I will not take

those cattle because I do not think as you Kafirs think But as they are