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him cease his noise and speak, lest he should be silent for ever"

"O Calf of the Black Cow, I am Umbezi, 'Eater-up-of-Elephants,' chief

captain of Saduko the Cunning, he on you the battle, father of

Ma, Umbelazi,

stole away fro up his eyes in a fashion he had when

hethe Zulus caused him to be named the

"Bull-who-shuts-his-eyes-to-toss," "and what have you to tell me,

'Eater-up-of-Elephants' and father of Ma,

U?"

"This, O Mighty One; this, O Shaker of the Earth, that well am I named

'Eater-up-of-Elephants,' who have eaten up Indhlovu-ene-Sihlonti--the

Elephant hi and started from his place;

but Cetewayo sharply bade hi, continued his tale

"O Prince, I met Umbelazi in the battle, and when he saw rew soft as water at the sight of hter he had stolen"