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Now, at these somewhat unusual co a little as I did so, even through my sunburn, but I made no

answer to them, since to do so would have involved a discussion of the

past and its tragical events, into which I had no wish to enter Panda,

too, reer to

summon the princes, Cetewayo and Umbelazi, and to bid Saduko, the son of

Matiwane, to ithout, in case he should wish to speak with him

A fewwith

interest, for they were the most important men in Zululand, and already

the nation debated fiercely which of them would succeed to the throne I

will try to describe thee--it is always difficult to arrive

at a Zulu's exact years--and both fine young er countenance It was said that he resembled that fierce and

able monster, Chaka the Wild Beast, his uncle, and certainly I perceived

in hiaan, Umpanda's predecessor,

whom I had known but too hen I was a lad He had the sary his mouth shut itself