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Twala the King

           Heflunguphishandsanddroppeddead. Fromthemultitudeaboutusrosesomethinglikeamurmur,itrolledroundandround,anddiedaway. Thetragedywasfinished;therelaythecorpse,andwehadnotyetrealisedthatithadbeenenacted. SirHenrysprangupandsworeagreatoath,then,overpoweredbythesenseofsilence,satdownagain. 

           "Thethrustwasagoodone,"saidtheking;"takehimaway." 

           Fourmensteppedoutoftheranks,andliftingthebodyofthemurderedman,carrieditthence. 

           "Coveruptheblood-stains,coverthemup,"pipedoutthethinvoicethatproceededfromthemonkey-likefigure; "theking’swordisspoken,theking’sdoomisdone!" 

           Thereuponagirlcameforwardfrombehindthehut,bearingajarfilledwithpowderedlime,whichshescatteredovertheredmark,blottingitfromsight. 

           SirHenrymeanwhilewasboilingwithrageatwhathadhappened; indeed,itwaswithdifficultythatwecouldkeephimstill. 

           "Sitdown,forheaven’ssake,"Iwhispered;"ourlivesdependonit." 

           Heyieldedandremainedquiet. 

           Twalasatsilentuntilthetracesofthetragedyhadbeenremoved,thenheaddressedus. 

           "Whitepeople,"hesaid,"whocomehither,whenceIknownot,andwhyIknownot,greeting." 

           "Greeting,Twala,KingoftheKukuanas,"Ianswered. 

           "Whitepeople,whencecomeye,andwhatseekye?" 

           "WecomefromtheStars,askusnothow.Wecometoseethisland." 

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