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for which they went to prepare

Within two days, except for those regiuard

his person, scarcely a soldier was to be seen in the neighbourhood of

Nodwengu The princes also departed tothe Mandhlakazi that he co to the kraal of Umbezi, which happened to stand

almost in the centre of that part of the nation which adhered to him

Whether he took Mameena with hi lest her welcome at her birthplace should be

warmer than she wished, she settled herself at sohbourhood, and there awaited the crisis of her fortune

At any rate, I saw nothing of her, for she was careful to keep out of my

way

With Umbelazi and Saduko, however, I did have an interview Before they

left Nodwengu they called on ether, apparently on the best of

terms, and said in effect that they hoped for

war

I answered that, however well I ht like them personally, a Zulu civil

as no affair of

the supreet out of the way at

once