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Our March into the Desert

           "Howdoyouknowitwasmybrother?"askedSirHenry. 

           "Nay,Iknownot.ButtheHottentot,whenIaskedwhatthewhitemanwaslike,saidthathehadthineeyesandablackbeard. Hesaid,too,thatthenameofthehunterwithhimwasJim; thathewasaBechuanahunterandworeclothes." 

           "Thereisnodoubtaboutit,"saidI;"IknewJimwell." 

           SirHenrynodded. "Iwassureofit,"hesaid."IfGeorgesethisminduponathinghegenerallydidit.Itwasalwayssofromhisboyhood. IfhemeanttocrosstheSulimanBerghehascrossedit,unlesssomeaccidentovertookhim,andwemustlookforhimontheotherside." 

           UmbopaunderstoodEnglish,thoughherarelyspokeit. 

           "Itisafarjourney,Incubu,"heputin,andItranslatedhisremark. 

           "Yes,"answeredSirHenry,"itisfar. Butthereisnojourneyuponthisearththatamanmaynotmakeifhesetshishearttoit. Thereisnothing,Umbopa,thathecannotdo,therearenomountainshemaynotclimb,therearenodesertshecannotcross,saveamountainandadesertofwhichyouaresparedtheknowledge, ifloveleadshimandheholdshislifeinhishandscountingitasnothing,readytokeepitorloseitasHeavenabovemayorder." 

           Itranslated. 

           "Greatwords,myfather,"answeredtheZuluIalwayscalledhimaZulu,thoughhewasnotreallyone"greatswellingwordsfittofillthemouthofaman.Thouartright,myfatherIncubu. 

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