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they will cut your throat, as, indeed, they have nearly done several

tis till the trap falls,

and to blow grass until the flame catches it, and how to puff at that

flas And yet this trap would have

fallen without rass would have caught fire if I had not blown, only then it ht have

burnt another House I did not uide thereat end, for which the White House [that is, the

English] should thank me one day" He brooded a while, then went on:

"But what need is there to talk to you of thesethat in a time to come you will have your share in them and see

them for yourself? After they are finished, then ill talk"

"I do not wish to talk of them," I answered "I have said so already

But for what other purpose did you take the trouble to come here?"

"Oh, to bid you farewell for a little while, Macumazahn Also to tell

you that Panda, or rather Cetewayo, for now Panda is but his Voice,

since the Head o where the Feet carry it, has spared Saduko at the

prayer of Nandie and banished hi hio with him to wherever he may choose to live

from henceforth At least, Cetewayo says it was at Nandie's prayer,

and at mine and yours, but what he ht it wise that Saduko should die of himself"