Копи царя Соломона
Ignosi’s Farewell
"Nay,Ignosi,wewantnoneofthesethings,"Ianswered;"wewouldseekourownplace."
"NowdoIlearn,"saidIgnosibitterly,andwithflashingeyes,"thatyelovethebrightstonesmorethanme,yourfriend. Yehavethestones; nowyewouldgotoNatalandacrossthemovingblackwaterandsellthem,andberich,asitisthedesireofawhiteman’shearttobe. Cursedforyoursakebethewhitestones,andcursedhewhoseeksthem. DeathshallitbetohimwhosetsfootintheplaceofDeathtofindthem. Ihavespoken.Whitemen,yecango."
Ilaidmyhanduponhisarm. "Ignosi,"Isaid,"tellus,whenthoudidstwanderinZululand,andamongthewhitepeopleofNatal,didnotthineheartturntothelandthymothertoldtheeof, thynativeplace,wherethoudidstseethelight,andplaywhenthouwastlittle,thelandwherethyplacewas?"
"Itwasevenso,Macumazahn."
"Inlikemanner,Ignosi,doourheartsturntoourlandandtoourownplace."
Thencameasilence. WhenIgnosibrokeit,itwasinadifferentvoice.
"Idoperceivethatnowaseverthywordsarewiseandfullofreason,Macumazahn; thatwhichfliesintheairlovesnottorunalongtheground; thewhitemanlovesnottoliveontheleveloftheblackortohouseamonghiskraals. Well,yemustgo,andleavemyheartsore,becauseyewillbeasdeadtome,sincefromwhereyearenotidingscancometome.
"Butlisten,andletallyourbrothersknowmywords. Nootherwhitemanshallcrossthemountains,evenifanymanlivetocomesofar.
