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"Truly you are not one froroaned poor U up: "But perhaps

Panda will kill hiu in a time of peace

Oh Macumazahn, can you not persuade Panda to kill him? If so, I now have

more cattle than I really want--"

"Impossible," I answered "Panda is his friend, and between ourselves I

may tell you that he ate up the A hears of it he will call to Saduko to sit in his shadow and make

hireat, one of his councillors, probably with power of life and death

over little people like you and Masapo"

"Then it is finished," said Umbezi faintly, "and I will try to die

like a man But to be brayed like a hide! And with thin sticks! Oh!" he

added, grinding his teeth, "if only I can get hold of Mameena I will

not leave much of that pretty hair of hers upon her head I will tie her

hands and shut her up with the 'Old Coho loves her as a meer-cat

loves a mouse No; I will kill her There--do you hear, Macu to help me, I will kill Mameena, and you won't