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"
The
ways
of
black
people
are
not
as
the
ways
of
white
men
,
Incubu
,
nor
do
we
value
life
so
highly
.
Yet
I
will
promise
.
If
it
be
in
my
power
to
hold
them
back
,
the
witch-finders
shall
hunt
no
more
,
nor
shall
any
man
die
the
death
without
trial
or
judgment
.
"
"
That
's
a
bargain
,
then
,
"
said
Sir
Henry
;
"
and
now
let
us
get
a
little
rest
.
"
Thoroughly
wearied
out
,
we
were
soon
sound
asleep
,
and
slept
till
Ignosi
woke
us
about
eleven
o'clock
.
Then
we
rose
,
washed
,
and
ate
a
hearty
breakfast
.
After
that
we
went
outside
the
hut
and
walked
about
,
amusing
ourselves
with
examining
the
structure
of
the
Kukuana
huts
and
observing
the
customs
of
the
women
.
"
I
hope
that
eclipse
will
come
off
,
"
said
Sir
Henry
presently
.
"
If
it
does
not
it
will
soon
be
all
up
with
us
,
"
I
answered
mournfully
;
"
for
so
sure
as
we
are
living
men
some
of
those
chiefs
will
tell
the
whole
story
to
the
king
,
and
then
there
will
be
another
sort
of
eclipse
,
and
one
that
we
shall
certainly
not
like
.
"
Returning
to
the
hut
we
ate
some
dinner
,
and
passed
the
rest
of
the
day
in
receiving
visits
of
ceremony
and
curiosity
.
At
length
the
sun
set
,
and
we
enjoyed
a
couple
of
hours
of
such
quiet
as
our
melancholy
forebodings
would
allow
to
us
.
Finally
,
about
half-past
eight
,
a
messenger
came
from
Twala
to
bid
us
to
the
great
annual
"
dance
of
girls
"
which
was
about
to
be
celebrated
.
Hastily
we
put
on
the
chain
shirts
that
the
king
had
sent
us
,
and
taking
our
rifles
and
ammunition
with
us
,
so
as
to
have
them
handy
in
case
we
had
to
fly
,
as
suggested
by
Infadoos
,
we
started
boldly
enough
,
though
with
inward
fear
and
trembling
.
The
great
space
in
front
of
the
king
's
kraal
bore
a
very
different
appearance
from
that
which
it
had
presented
on
the
previous
evening
.
In
place
of
the
grim
ranks
of
serried
warriors
were
company
after
company
of
Kukuana
girls
,
not
over-dressed
,
so
far
as
clothing
went
,
but
each
crowned
with
a
wreath
of
flowers
,
and
holding
a
palm
leaf
in
one
hand
and
a
white
arum
lily
in
the
other
.
In
the
centre
of
the
open
moonlit
space
sat
Twala
the
king
,
with
old
Gagool
at
his
feet
,
attended
by
Infadoos
,
the
boy
Scragga
,
and
twelve
guards
.
There
were
also
present
about
a
score
of
chiefs
,
amongst
whom
I
recognised
most
of
our
friends
of
the
night
before
.
Twala
greeted
us
with
much
apparent
cordiality
,
though
I
saw
him
fix
his
one
eye
viciously
on
Umbopa
.
"
Welcome
,
white
men
from
the
Stars
,
"
he
said
;
"
this
is
another
sight
from
that
which
your
eyes
gazed
on
by
the
light
of
last
night
's
moon
,
but
it
is
not
so
good
a
sight
.
Girls
are
pleasant
,
and
were
it
not
for
such
as
these
,
"
and
he
pointed
round
him
,
"
we
should
none
of
us
be
here
this
day
;
but
men
are
better
.
Kisses
and
the
tender
words
of
women
are
sweet
,
but
the
sound
of
the
clashing
of
the
spears
of
warriors
,
and
the
smell
of
men
's
blood
,
are
sweeter
far
!
Would
ye
have
wives
from
among
our
people
,
white
men
?
If
so
,
choose
the
fairest
here
,
and
ye
shall
have
them
,
as
many
as
ye
will
,
"
and
he
paused
for
an
answer
.
