they shall kiss ere dawn or the red assegai of the king? Draw near to

them, my brother; creep into their hearts and learn their counsel or

teach them yours; so in the end shall Chaka be brought to that gate

through which your wives have passed, and where I also am about to

Thus Baleka spoke and she was gone, leaving me pondering, for her

words were heavy with wisdom. I knew well that the brothers of the

king went heavily and in fear of death, for his shadow was on them.

With Panda, indeed, little could be done, for he lived softly,