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A Magician

           Itwasinvainthattheyintonedtheirmonotonouschant,rangtheirlittlebellsandhand-bells,employedtheirmostpreciousamulets,andmoreparticularly,ahornfullofmudandbark,thepointofwhichwasterminatedbythreelittlehorns.Thespiritswereexorcisedbythrowinglittleballsofdung,orinspittinginthefacesofthemostaugustpersonagesofthecourt;buttheydidnotsucceedinchasingawaythebadspiritsthatpresidedovertheformationoftheclouds.

           Now,thingsweregoingfrombadtoworse,whenQueenMoinithoughtofinvitingacelebratedmagician,theninthenorthofAngola.Hewasamagicianofthefirstorder,whosepowerwasthemoremarvelousbecausetheyhadnevertesteditinthiscountrywherehehadnevercome.ButtherewasnoquestionofitssuccessamongtheMasikas.

           Itwasonthe25thofJune,inthemorning,thatthenewmagiciansuddenlyannouncedhisarrivalatKazoundewithgreatringingofbells.

           Thissorcerercamestraighttothe"tchitoka,"andimmediatelythecrowdofnativesrushedtowardhim.Theskywasalittlelessrainy,thewindindicatedatendencytochange,andthosesignsofcalm,coincidingwiththearrivalofthemagician,predisposedthemindsofthenativesinhisfavor.

           Besides,hewasasuperbmanablackofthefinestwater.Hewasatleastsixfeethigh,andmustbeextraordinarilystrong.Thisprestigealreadyinfluencedthecrowd.

           Generally,thesorcererswereinbandsofthree,four,orfivewhentheywentthroughthevillages,andacertainnumberofacolytes,orcompanions,madetheircortege.

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