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Most of those present they were about thirty in all, not counting the Kaffir and Hottentot after-riders answered that they were willing to attack the Quabies. Being residents in the district, they felt, and, indeed, said, that his case to-day might and probably would be their case to-morrow. Therefore they were prepared to ride at once. Then it was that my father intervened.
And so 'The-thing-that-should-not-have-been-born' and the Ndwandes and the Quabies and Twetwas, whom it has pleased the conquering Zulus to name 'Amatefula, shall be avenged. Yes, yes, my Spirit tells me all these things, and they are true." "And what of Saduko, my friend and your fosterling?"
"Macumazahn, I am told that you are discreet, that you do not shout from the top of a hut what you hear within it. Now, hearken to me. Our country is disturbed; we do not all of us love the seed of Senzangakona, of whom the present king, Panda, is one. For instance, you may know that we Quabies for my tribe, the Amansomi, are of that race suffered at the spear of Chaka.
Evidently these wagons, in which the guard of Boers and armed natives who still remained on the place slept at night, were set thus as a defence against a possible attack by the Quabies or other Kaffirs. During the daytime, however, the centre wagon was drawn a little on one side to leave a kind of gate.
I am as full of it as a bee's nest is with honey when the summer is done. And, Baas, I can stop those leaks in the cask." "Hans, it is no good, I don't want you. I am going into great danger. I must have those about me whom I can trust." "Well, Baas, and who can be better trusted than Hans? Who warned you of the attack of the Quabies on Maraisfontein, and so saved the life of " "Hush!" I said.
Then as the captain of this attack came within thirty yards of the stoep for now the light, growing swiftly, was strong enough to enable me to distinguish him by his apparel and the rifle which he held I loosed at him with the "roer" and shot him dead. Indeed the heavy bullet passing through his body mortally wounded another of the Quabies behind.
Anyhow, after his death the Zulus began to maltreat us Undwandwe and the Quabies and the Tetwas with us you may remember that they called us the Amatefula, making a mock of us. He gave me a name which means 'The-thing-which-should-never-have-been-born. I will not speak that name, it is secret to me, it may not pass my lips.
Have the Quabies come back?" She shook her head. "No; the Boers have come back from hunting them." "And did they catch them and recover the cattle?" "Not so. They only found some wounded men, whom they shot, and the body of Monsieur Leblanc with his head cut off, taken away with other bits of him for medicine, they say to make the warriors brave.
Now, the space around the house being quite open and bare of cover, it was obvious that it could not be stormed without further heavy losses. In order to avoid such losses a civilised people would have advanced by means of trenches, but of these the Quabies knew nothing; moreover, digging tools were lacking to them.
I sat on the stoep and listened to all the talk in the sitkammer. The window has never been mended, baas, since the Quabies broke it. God in Heaven! what a talk that was. I never knew that white people could have so much to say about a simple matter. You want to marry the Baas Marais's daughter; the baas wants her to marry another man who can pay more cattle.
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