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of NINE but rather OF Chalta. And yet
l did not, though now | would shat |
had done so. For saw well how great
was the pride and how high was the
heart Of Umslopogaas, and l saw also
that if once he should learn that the
throne Of Zutuland was his by right
nothing could hold him back, for he
would swiftly break into open rebellion
against bingham the king, and in my
judgment the time was not ripe for that.
Bad 1 known, indeed, but ono short
year before that Umslopogaas still lived,
he had sat where Dingaan sat this day;
but did not know it, and the chance
had gone by for awhile. Now Dingaan
was king and mustered many regiments
around him, for / had held him back
from war, as i'll the case of the raid that
no would have mado upon the Swa&is.
The chance had gone by, but it would
Tome again, and till it came ] would say
nothing. l would do this, rather-l
would bring Dingaan and Umslopogaas
together, that Umslopogaas might be
come known in the land as a great chief
and the first of warriors. Then would
duna and general to lead the ilnpis Of
the king, for he who leads the impi3 is
already half king.
So held ieiy peace upon this matter,
but till the dawn was gray Unslopogaas
and | sat together and talked. | told
him how all my wives and children had
been killed, how had been put to the
torment, and showed him my white and
withcred hand. told him also of the
death of Balella my sister and Of all
my people of the Langeni, and of how |
had reycngcd my wrongs upon Chalta
and made Dingaan to be king in his
place, and was now the first man in the
land undcr the king, though the king
feared mo much and loved me little.
But | did not tell him that Balcla MY
sister was his own mother
When | had done my tale Umslopo-
gaas told me his-how Galazi had res
cucd him from the lioness; how he had
| become one of the Wolf Brethrcn how
ho had conquered Jiliza and become
chief of the People of the AK, and taken
Zinita TO wife and grown great in the
land.
asked him how it ca1no about that
10 still hunted with the wolves Us he
had done last night. He answered that
now lie was great and there was nothing
more to win, and at times a weariness
/ Of life calno upon him, and then he must
! up and together with Galazi hunt and
/ harry with the wolves, for thus only
| could he find rest.
said that | would show him better
/ game to hunt before all was done, and
asked him further if he loved his wife,
| Zinita, UmslopOgaas answered that he
would love her better if she loved him
not so much, for she was jealous and
/ quick TO anger, and that was sorrow
! to him. Then, when he had slept awhile
| he led me from the hut, and | and my
people We're Toasted with the best, and
spoke with Iinita and Galazi the Wolf
For the last, liked him well. This
was good man to have at ones back in
battle. BuC my heart spoke to mo
against ZiDita. She was handsome and
tall, bat with fierce eyes, which always
watched Umslopogaas, my fostering;
and | noted that he was fearless of all
other things, yet seemed to fear Ziuita
Neither did she love me, Tor when She
saw how the Slaughtercr chung t. me,
as it werc, instantly she grew jealous
as already she was jealous Of Galazi-
and would have been rid Of lie if she
might,