Before you have a hundred head of cattle Mameena will have six children who will not call _you_ father.
Ah, don't you like that?
Are you going away ?" "Yes, I am going," he answered, with a flash of his quiet eyes; "only then let the man whom they do call father beware of Saduko." "Beware of how you talk, young man," said Umbezi in a grave voice.
"Would you travel your father's road?
I hope not, for I like you well; but such words are apt to be remembered." Saduko walked away as though he did not hear.
"Who is he ?" I asked.
"One of high blood," answered Umbezi shortly.

"He might be a chief to-day had not his father been a plotter and a wizard.

Dingaan smelt him out"-- and he made a sideways motion with his hand that among the Zulus means much.

"Yes, they were killed, almost every one; the chief, his wives, his children and his headmen--every one except Chosa his brother and his son Saduko, whom Zikali the dwarf, the Smeller-out-of-evil-doers, the Ancient, who was old before Senzangakona became a father of kings, hid him.

There, that is an evil tale to talk of," and he shivered.