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The Legend of Solomon’s Mines

           Shesaidthatthepeoplewholivedacrossthosemountainswerea"branch"oftheZulus,speakingadialectofZulu,butfinerandbiggermeneven; thattherelivedamongthemgreatwizards,whohadlearnttheirartfromwhitemenwhen"alltheworldwasdark,"andwhohadthesecretofawonderfulmineof"brightstones."’ 

           "Well,Ilaughedatthisstoryatthetime,thoughitinterestedme,fortheDiamondFieldswerenotdiscoveredthen,butpoorEvanswentoffandwaskilled,andfortwentyyearsIneverthoughtanymoreofthematter. However,justtwentyyearsafterwardsandthatisalongtime,gentlemen;anelephanthunterdoesnotoftenlivefortwentyyearsathisbusinessIheardsomethingmoredefiniteaboutSuliman’sMountainsandthecountrywhichliesbeyondthem. IwasupbeyondtheManicacountry,ataplacecalledSitanda’sKraal,andamiserableplaceitwas,foramancouldgetnothingtoeat,andtherewasbutlittlegameabout. Ihadanattackoffever,andwasinabadwaygenerally,whenonedayaPortugeearrivedwithasinglecompanionahalf-breed. NowIknowyourlow-classDelagoaPortugeewell.Thereisnogreaterdevilunhunginageneralway,batteningashedoesuponhumanagonyandfleshintheshapeofslaves. ButthiswasquiteadifferenttypeofmantothemeanfellowswhomIhadbeenaccustomedtomeet;indeed,inappearanceheremindedmemoreofthepolitedomsIhavereadabout,forhewastallandthin,withlargedarkeyesandcurlinggreymustachios. Wetalkedtogetherforawhile,forhecouldspeakbrokenEnglish,andIunderstoodalittlePortugee, andhetoldmethathisnamewasJoséSilvestre,andthathehadaplacenearDelagoaBay. 

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