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We Enter Kukuanaland
Presentlytheycame,andsittingdownuponlittlestools,ofwhichtherewereseveralaboutthehut,fortheKukuanasdonotingeneralsquatupontheirhaunchesliketheZulus,theyhelpedustogetthroughourdinner. Theoldgentlemanwasmostaffableandpolite,butitstruckmethattheyoungoneregardeduswithdoubt. Togetherwiththerestoftheparty,hehadbeenoverawedbyourwhiteappearanceandbyourmagicproperties; butitseemedtomethat,ondiscoveringthatweate,drank,andsleptlikeothermortals,hisawewasbeginningtowearoff,andtobereplacedbyasullensuspicion—whichmademefeelratheruncomfortable.
InthecourseofourmealSirHenrysuggestedtomethatitmightbewelltotrytodiscoverifourhostsknewanythingofhisbrother’sfate,oriftheyhadeverseenorheardofhim; but,onthewhole,Ithoughtthatitwouldbewisertosaynothingofthematteratthistime. Itwasdifficulttoexplainarelativelostfrom"theStars."
Aftersupperweproducedourpipesandlitthem;aproceedingwhichfilledInfadoosandScraggawithastonishment. TheKukuanaswereevidentlyunacquaintedwiththedivinedelightsoftobacco-smoke. Theherbisgrownamongthemextensively; but,liketheZulus,theyuseitforsnuffonly,andquitefailedtoidentifyitinitsnewform.
PresentlyIaskedInfadooswhenweweretoproceedonourjourney,andwasdelightedtolearnthatpreparationshadbeenmadeforustoleaveonthefollowingmorning,messengershavingalreadydepartedtoinformTwalathekingofourcoming
