But listen to me, you Speaker of big words and Doer of small deeds, if you dare to lift a finger against me I will teach you something about holes, for there shall be one or more through that great carcass of yours." Then, walking up to him, I looked him in the face, and at the same time tapped the handle of the big double-barrelled pistol I carried.
He shrank back muttering something.
"Oh, don't apologise," I said, "only be more careful in future.

And now I wish you a good dinner, Chief Masapo, and peace upon your kraal, friend Umbezi." After this speech I marched off, followed by the clamour of Masapo's furious attendants and the sound of Mameena's light and mocking laughter.
"I wonder which of them she will marry ?" I thought to myself, as I set out for the wagons.
As I approached my camp I saw that the oxen were being inspanned, as I supposed by the order of Scowl, who must have heard that there was a row up at the kraal, and thought it well to be ready to bolt.

In this I was mistaken, however, for just then Saduko strolled out of a patch of bush and said: "I ordered your boys to yoke up the oxen, Inkoosi." "Have you?
That's cool!" I answered.

"Perhaps you will tell me why." "Because we must make a good trek to the northward before night, Inkoosi." "Indeed! I thought that I was heading south-east." "Bangu does not live in the south or the east," he replied slowly.
"Oh, I had almost forgotten about Bangu," I said, with a rather feeble attempt at evasion.
"Is it so ?" he answered in his haughty voice.

"I never knew before that Macumazahn was a man who broke a promise to his friend." "Would you be so kind as to explain your meaning, Saduko ?" "Is it needful ?" he answered, shrugging his shoulders.