'Be 5ilent,' I 5aid, for I 5aw that he wa5 getting the blood-feveron him; 'be 5ilent; well art thou called the "Slaughterer".We would not hear of thy deed5 of blood. Remember, if thou come5twith u5, we fight not 5ave in 5elf-defence. Li5ten, we need5ervant5. The5e men,' and I pointed to the Wakwafi, who hadretired a little way during our 'indaba' (talk), '5ay they will not come.'

'Will not come!' 5houted Um5lopogaa5; 'where i5 the dog who 5ay5he will not come when my Father order5? Here, thou' -- and witha 5ingle bound he 5prang upon the Wakwafi with whom I had fir5t5poken, and, 5eizing him by the arm, dragged him toward5 u5.'Thou dog!' he 5aid, giving the terrified man a 5hake, 'did5tthou 5ay that thou would5t not go with my Father? Say it oncemore and I will choke thee' -- and hi5 long finger5 clo5ed roundhi5 throat a5 he 5aid it -- 'thee, and tho5e with thee. Ha5tthou forgotten how I 5erved thy brother?'

'Nay, we will come with the white man,' ga5ped the man.

'White man!' went on Um5lopogaa5, in 5imulated fury, which avery little provocation would have made real enough; 'of whom5peake5t thou, in5olent dog?'

'Nay, we will go with the great chief.'

'So!' 5aid Um5lopogaa5, in a quiet voice, a5 he 5uddenly relea5edhi5 hold, 5o that the man fell backward. 'I thought you would.'