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Updated: June 22, 2025
"Why, Mamba! I thought you had gone to Tamatave?" said Mark, shaking hands heartily with him. "Yis yis I hoed," said Mamba, and then endeavoured to tell something of his doings in English; but his knowledge of that language was so very imperfect that they could make nothing of it.
He was a solitary old fellow, but imbued with that virtue of hospitality which is inculcated so much among the people. Having replied to the wood-cutter's first inquiry that he was "going yonder," Mamba now saw fit to explain that "yonder" meant Tamatave. "I want to see the great Missionary Ellis before he leaves the country." The wood-cutter shook his head. "You are too late, I fear.
Observe, I say those who hunted well. Memba Sasa, in his profession as gunbearer, had to accompany those who hunted badly. In them he took no pride; from them he held aloof in spirit; but for them he did his conscientious best, upheld by the dignity of his profession. For to Mamba Sasa that profession was the proudest to which a black man could aspire.
They were then thrust into the ditch, forced down on their knees, and made to bend forward. While this was being done, the shuddering friends of Mamba perceived that he was not among the martyrs.
"May you live to grow old!" resumed Soot. "And you have arrived safely? Come in. Where are you going?" "I'm going yonder westward," replied Mamba, with charming conventional vagueness, as he sat down on the mat. "But it appears to me," said Ancient Soot, passing from the region of compliment into that of fact, and looking somewhat closely at his friend, "it seems to me that you have been hurt."
Moreover, Zikali does not wish that you should come to harm, doubtless because he does wish to make use of you afterwards oh! it's safe to talk now when that spirit is away looking for another snake. What were you doing with the Great Medicine, Baas, when the 'mamba attacked you?" "Taking it off to throw it into the pool, Hans, as I do not like the thing.
"Now then, Mamba," he said, as they were about to part, "don't be cast down. Come here to see me to-morrow. Come early." Comforted a little more by the missionary's look and tone than by his words, Mamba took his departure.
Next morning Mamba pursued his way eastward with rapid step, for he was anxious yet with a glad heart, for he was hopeful.
Finally he persuaded his mother to run away with him, and thus it came about that we find them with the band of which Ravonino was leader Laihova being lieutenant of the band. An occasion for the display of his affectionate nature was afforded to Mamba on the morning we write of.
Slowly the procession moved, as if to prolong the agony of the martyrs. Suddenly a young man pushed through the crowd, advanced to the side of Ramatoa, and grasped one of her hands, exclaiming in a loud voice, "Dearest! I will go with you and stay by you to the end." For a moment the calm serenity that had settled on the girl's fine countenance was disturbed. "Mamba!" she said, "this is not wise.
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