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other And if Saduko is fond of her--well, after all, there are other

beautiful women in Zululand I know one or two of them myself whom I

will s were, I

am not sure but that he is well rid of her"

"But what do you think of the matter as her father?" I asked, for I

wanted to see to what length his acco morality would stretch

"As her father--well, of course, Macumazahn, as her father I am sorry,

because it will mean talk, will it not, as the Masapo business

did? Still, there is this to be said for Ma face, "she always runs away up the tree, not down When she

got rid of Masapo--I mean when Masapo was killed for his witchcraft--she

er man--Saduko, whoer ot rid of Saduko,

she enters the hut of Uest est woman, for rereat Umbelazi till whatever way he looks he will see her and no

one else Oh, she will grow great, and carry up her poor old father

in the blanket on her back Oh, the sun still shines behind the cloud,

Macumazahn, so let us make the best of the cloud, since we know that it

will break out presently"