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Somewhat
to
their
astonishment
and
disappointment
,
having
requested
the
young
ladies
to
step
outside
,
we
proceeded
to
make
the
best
toilet
of
which
the
circumstances
admitted
.
Good
even
went
the
length
of
again
shaving
the
right
side
of
his
face
;
the
left
,
on
which
now
appeared
a
very
fair
crop
of
whiskers
,
we
impressed
upon
him
he
must
on
no
account
touch
.
As
for
ourselves
,
we
were
contented
with
a
good
wash
and
combing
our
hair
.
Sir
Henry
's
yellow
locks
were
now
almost
upon
his
shoulders
,
and
he
looked
more
like
an
ancient
Dane
than
ever
,
while
my
grizzled
scrub
was
fully
an
inch
long
,
instead
of
half
an
inch
,
which
in
a
general
way
I
considered
my
maximum
length
.
By
the
time
that
we
had
eaten
our
breakfast
,
and
smoked
a
pipe
,
a
message
was
brought
to
us
by
no
less
a
personage
than
Infadoos
himself
that
Twala
the
king
was
ready
to
see
us
,
if
we
would
be
pleased
to
come
.
We
remarked
in
reply
that
we
should
prefer
to
wait
till
the
sun
was
a
little
higher
,
we
were
yet
weary
with
our
journey
,
etc.
,
etc.
.
It
is
always
well
,
when
dealing
with
uncivilised
people
,
not
to
be
in
too
great
a
hurry
.
They
are
apt
to
mistake
politeness
for
awe
or
servility
.
So
,
although
we
were
quite
as
anxious
to
see
Twala
as
Twala
could
be
to
see
us
,
we
sat
down
and
waited
for
an
hour
,
employing
the
interval
in
preparing
such
presents
as
our
slender
stock
of
goods
permitted
--
namely
,
the
Winchester
rifle
which
had
been
used
by
poor
Ventvögel
,
and
some
beads
.
The
rifle
and
ammunition
we
determined
to
present
to
his
royal
highness
,
and
the
beads
were
for
his
wives
and
courtiers
.
We
had
already
given
a
few
to
Infadoos
and
Scragga
,
and
found
that
they
were
delighted
with
them
,
never
having
seen
such
things
before
.
At
length
we
declared
that
we
were
ready
,
and
guided
by
Infadoos
,
started
off
to
the
audience
,
Umbopa
carrying
the
rifle
and
beads
.
After
walking
a
few
hundred
yards
we
came
to
an
enclosure
,
something
like
that
surrounding
the
huts
which
had
been
allotted
to
us
,
only
fifty
times
as
big
,
for
it
could
not
have
covered
less
than
six
or
seven
acres
of
ground
.
All
round
the
outside
fence
stood
a
row
of
huts
,
which
were
the
habitations
of
the
king
's
wives
.
Exactly
opposite
the
gateway
,
on
the
further
side
of
the
open
space
,
was
a
very
large
hut
,
built
by
itself
,
in
which
his
majesty
resided
.
All
the
rest
was
open
ground
;
that
is
to
say
,
it
would
have
been
open
had
it
not
been
filled
by
company
after
company
of
warriors
,
who
were
mustered
there
to
the
number
of
seven
or
eight
thousand
.
These
men
stood
still
as
statues
as
we
advanced
through
them
,
and
it
would
be
impossible
to
give
an
adequate
idea
of
the
grandeur
of
the
spectacle
which
they
presented
,
with
their
waving
plumes
,
their
glancing
spears
,
and
iron-backed
ox-hide
shields
.
The
space
in
front
of
the
large
hut
was
empty
,
but
before
it
were
placed
several
stools
.
On
three
of
these
,
at
a
sign
from
Infadoos
,
we
seated
ourselves
,
Umbopa
standing
behind
us
.
As
for
Infadoos
,
he
took
up
a
position
by
the
door
of
the
hut
.
So
we
waited
for
ten
minutes
or
more
in
the
midst
of
a
dead
silence
,
but
conscious
that
we
were
the
object
of
the
concentrated
gaze
of
some
eight
thousand
pairs
of
eyes
.
It
was
a
somewhat
trying
ordeal
,
but
we
carried
it
off
as
best
we
could
.
At
length
the
door
of
the
hut
opened
,
and
a
gigantic
figure
,
with
a
splendid
tiger-skin
karross
flung
over
its
shoulders
,
stepped
out
,
followed
by
the
boy
Scragga
,
and
what
appeared
to
us
to
be
a
withered-up
monkey
,
wrapped
in
a
fur
cloak
.
The
figure
seated
itself
upon
a
stool
,
Scragga
took
his
stand
behind
it
,
and
the
withered-up
monkey
crept
on
all
fours
into
the
shade
of
the
hut
and
squatted
down
.
Still
there
was
silence
.
Then
the
gigantic
figure
slipped
off
the
karross
and
stood
up
before
us
,
a
truly
alarming
spectacle
.
It
was
that
of
an
enormous
man
with
the
most
entirely
repulsive
countenance
we
had
ever
beheld
.
This
man
's
lips
were
as
thick
as
a
Negro
's
,
the
nose
was
flat
,
he
had
but
one
gleaming
black
eye
,
for
the
other
was
represented
by
a
hollow
in
the
face
,
and
his
whole
expression
was
cruel
and
sensual
to
a
degree
.
From
the
large
head
rose
a
magnificent
plume
of
white
ostrich
feathers
,
his
body
was
clad
in
a
shirt
of
shining
chain
armour
,
whilst
round
the
waist
and
right
knee
were
the
usual
garnishes
of
white
ox-tail
.
In
his
right
hand
was
a
huge
spear
,
about
the
neck
a
thick
torque
of
gold
,
and
bound
on
the
forehead
shone
dully
a
single
and
enormous
uncut
diamond
.
Still
there
was
silence
;
but
not
for
long
.
Presently
the
man
,
whom
we
rightly
guessed
to
be
the
king
,
raised
the
great
javelin
in
his
hand
.
Instantly
eight
thousand
spears
were
lifted
in
answer
,
and
from
eight
thousand
throats
rang
out
the
royal
salute
of
"
Koom
.
"
