The loss affected him so much that he emigrated to South Africa with the child and began life anew.

I do not think that they correspond with Hungary, and he never speaks of her even to his daughter, which suggests that she is dead." I reflected that all these circumstances might equally well suggest several other things, but said nothing, thinking it wisest not to pursue the subject.

Presently Marnham returned and informed me that a native had just brought him word that the Basutos had made off homeward with our cattle, but had left the wagon and its contents quite untouched, not even stealing the spare guns and ammunition.
"That's luck," I said, astonished, "but extremely strange.

How do you explain it, Mr.Marnham ?" He shrugged his shoulders and answered-- "As every one knows, you are a much greater expert in native habits and customs than I am, Mr.Quatermain." "There are only two things that I can think of," I said.

"One is that for some reason or other they thought the wagon tagati, bewitched you know, and that it would bring evil on them to touch it, though this did not apply to the oxen.