Копи царя Соломона
Good Falls Sick
"Tellher,"saidGood,"thatIowehermylife,andthatIwillneverforgetherkindnesstomydyingday."
Iinterpreted,andunderherdarkskinsheactuallyseemedtoblush.
Turningtohimwithoneofthoseswiftandgracefulmotionsthatinheralwaysremindedmeoftheflightofawildbird,Foulataansweredsoftly,glancingathimwithherlargebrowneyes—
"Nay,mylord;mylordforgets!Didhenotsavemylife,andamInotmylord’shandmaiden?"
ItwillbeobservedthattheyoungladyappearedentirelytohaveforgottenthesharewhichSirHenryandmyselfhadtakeninherpreservationfromTwala’sclutches. Butthatisthewayofwomen! Iremembermydearwifewasjustthesame. Well,Iretiredfromthatlittleinterviewsadatheart. IdidnotlikeMissFoulata’ssoftglances,forIknewthefatalamorouspropensitiesofsailorsingeneral,andofGoodinparticular.
Therearetwothingsintheworld,asIhavefoundout,whichcannotbeprevented:youcannotkeepaZulufromfighting,orasailorfromfallinginloveupontheslightestprovocation!
ItwasafewdaysafterthislastoccurrencethatIgnosiheldhisgreat"indaba,"orcouncil,andwasformallyrecognisedaskingbythe"indunas,"orheadmen,ofKukuanaland. Thespectaclewasamostimposingone,includingasitdidagrandreviewoftroops. OnthisdaytheremainingfragmentsoftheGreyswereformallyparaded,andinthefaceofthearmythankedfortheirsplendidconductinthebattle.
