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Good Falls Sick

           "Tellher,"saidGood,"thatIowehermylife,andthatIwillneverforgetherkindnesstomydyingday." 

           Iinterpreted,andunderherdarkskinsheactuallyseemedtoblush. 

           Turningtohimwithoneofthoseswiftandgracefulmotionsthatinheralwaysremindedmeoftheflightofawildbird,Foulataansweredsoftly,glancingathimwithherlargebrowneyes 

           "Nay,mylord;mylordforgets!Didhenotsavemylife,andamInotmylord’shandmaiden?" 

           ItwillbeobservedthattheyoungladyappearedentirelytohaveforgottenthesharewhichSirHenryandmyselfhadtakeninherpreservationfromTwala’sclutches. Butthatisthewayofwomen! Iremembermydearwifewasjustthesame. Well,Iretiredfromthatlittleinterviewsadatheart. IdidnotlikeMissFoulata’ssoftglances,forIknewthefatalamorouspropensitiesofsailorsingeneral,andofGoodinparticular. 

           Therearetwothingsintheworld,asIhavefoundout,whichcannotbeprevented:youcannotkeepaZulufromfighting,orasailorfromfallinginloveupontheslightestprovocation! 

           ItwasafewdaysafterthislastoccurrencethatIgnosiheldhisgreat"indaba,"orcouncil,andwasformallyrecognisedaskingbythe"indunas,"orheadmen,ofKukuanaland. Thespectaclewasamostimposingone,includingasitdidagrandreviewoftroops. OnthisdaytheremainingfragmentsoftheGreyswereformallyparaded,andinthefaceofthearmythankedfortheirsplendidconductinthebattle. 

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