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"
Why
do
you
ask
whither
we
go
?
What
is
it
to
you
?
"
I
answered
suspiciously
,
for
the
objects
of
our
journey
had
been
kept
a
dead
secret
.
"
It
is
this
,
O
white
men
,
that
if
indeed
you
travel
so
far
I
would
travel
with
you
.
"
There
was
a
certain
assumption
of
dignity
in
the
man
's
mode
of
speech
,
and
especially
in
his
use
of
the
words
"
O
white
men
,
"
instead
of
"
O
Inkosis
,
"
or
chiefs
,
which
struck
me
.
"
You
forget
yourself
a
little
,
"
I
said
.
"
Your
words
run
out
unawares
.
That
is
not
the
way
to
speak
.
What
is
your
name
,
and
where
is
your
kraal
?
Tell
us
,
that
we
may
know
with
whom
we
have
to
deal
.
"
"
My
name
is
Umbopa
.
I
am
of
the
Zulu
people
,
yet
not
of
them
.
The
house
of
my
tribe
is
in
the
far
North
;
it
was
left
behind
when
the
Zulus
came
down
here
a
'
thousand
years
ago
,
'
long
before
Chaka
reigned
in
Zululand
.
I
have
no
kraal
.
I
have
wandered
for
many
years
.
I
came
from
the
North
as
a
child
to
Zululand
.
I
was
Cetewayo
's
man
in
the
Nkomabakosi
Regiment
,
serving
there
under
the
great
Captain
,
Umslopogaasi
of
the
Axe
,
who
taught
my
hands
to
fight
.
Afterwards
I
ran
away
from
Zululand
and
came
to
Natal
because
I
wanted
to
see
the
white
man
's
ways
.
Next
I
fought
against
Cetewayo
in
the
war
.
Since
then
I
have
been
working
in
Natal
.
Now
I
am
tired
,
and
would
go
North
again
.
Here
is
not
my
place
.
I
want
no
money
,
but
I
am
a
brave
man
,
and
am
worth
my
place
and
meat
.
I
have
spoken
.
"
I
was
rather
puzzled
by
this
man
and
his
way
of
speech
.
It
was
evident
to
me
from
his
manner
that
in
the
main
he
was
telling
the
truth
,
but
somehow
he
seemed
different
from
the
ordinary
run
of
Zulus
,
and
I
rather
mistrusted
his
offer
to
come
without
pay
.
Being
in
a
difficulty
,
I
translated
his
words
to
Sir
Henry
and
Good
,
and
asked
them
their
opinion
.
Sir
Henry
told
me
to
ask
him
to
stand
up
.
Umbopa
did
so
,
at
the
same
time
slipping
off
the
long
military
great
coat
which
he
wore
,
and
revealing
himself
naked
except
for
the
moocha
round
his
centre
and
a
necklace
of
lions
'
claws
.
Certainly
he
was
a
magnificent-looking
man
;
I
never
saw
a
finer
native
.
Standing
about
six
foot
three
high
he
was
broad
in
proportion
,
and
very
shapely
.
In
that
light
,
too
,
his
skin
looked
scarcely
more
than
dark
,
except
here
and
there
where
deep
black
scars
marked
old
assegai
wounds
.
Sir
Henry
walked
up
to
him
and
looked
into
his
proud
,
handsome
face
.
"
They
make
a
good
pair
,
do
n't
they
?
"
said
Good
;
"
one
as
big
as
the
other
.
"
"
I
like
your
looks
,
Mr.
Umbopa
,
and
I
will
take
you
as
my
servant
,
"
said
Sir
Henry
in
English
.
