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Twala the King

           MylordmustspeakwithGagooltheold,attheking’splace,whoiswiseevenasmylord,"andhewentaway. 

           SosoonashewasgoneIturnedtotheothers,andpointedoutthemountains. "ThereareSolomon’sdiamondmines,"Isaid. 

           Umbopawasstandingwiththem,apparentlyplungedinoneofthefitsofabstractionwhichwerecommontohim,andcaughtmywords. 

           "Yes,Macumazahn,"heputin,inZulu,"thediamondsaresurelythere,andyoushallhavethem,sinceyouwhitemenaresofondoftoysandmoney." 

           "Howdostthouknowthat,Umbopa?"Iaskedsharply,forIdidnotlikehismysteriousways. 

           Helaughed."Idreameditinthenight,whitemen;"thenhetooturnedonhisheelandwent. 

           "Nowwhat,"saidSirHenry,"isourblackfrienddrivingat?Heknowsmorethanhechoosestosay,thatisclear. Bytheway,Quatermain,hasheheardanythingofofmybrother?" 

           "Nothing;hehasaskedeveryonehehasbecomefriendlywith,buttheyalldeclarethatnowhitemanhaseverbeenseeninthecountrybefore." 

           "Doyousupposethathegothereatall?"suggestedGood; "wehaveonlyreachedtheplacebyamiracle;isitlikelyhecouldhavereacheditwithoutthemap?" 

           "Idon’tknow,"saidSirHenrygloomily,"butsomehowIthinkthatIshallfindhim." 

           Slowlythesunsank,thensuddenlydarknessrusheddownonthelandlikeatangiblething. Therewasnobreathing-spacebetweenthedayandnight,nosofttransformationscene,forintheselatitudestwilightdoesnotexist.Thechangefromdaytonightisasquickandasabsoluteasthechangefromlifetodeath. 

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