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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. 

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