is sick--it is she who lies there, is it not? Therefore, as the first

doctor in the land, I am come to cure her, Unandi, my mother, and

Thus he spoke, eyeing them as he did so, and taking snuff from the

blade of his little assegai, and though his words were gentle they

shook with fear, for when Chaka spoke thus gently he meant death to

many. But Unandi, Mother of the Heavens, answered, saying that it was

well that the king had come, since his medicine would bring rest and

"Yes," he answered; "it is well. It is pleasant, moreover, my mother