nada the lily(百合娜达)-第76章

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when　Nada　died　he　lost　his　desire　to　be　great。　Yet　he　became　captain
of　the　Nkomabakosi　regiment；　and　fought　in　many　battles；　doing　mighty
deeds；　and　stood　by　Umbulazi；　son　of　Panda；　in　the　great　fray　on　the
Tugela；　when　Cetywayo　slew　his　brother　Umbulazi。

After　that　also　he　plotted　against　Cetywayo；　whom　he　hated；　and　had　it
not　been　for　a　certain　white　man；　a　hunter　named　Macumazahn；
Umslopogaas　would　have　been　killed。　But　the　white　man　saved　him　by　his
wit。　Yes；　and　at　times　he　came　to　visit　me；　for　he　still　loved　me　as
of　old；　but　now　he　has　fled　north；　and　I　shall　hear　his　voice　no　more。
Nay；　I　do　not　know　all　the　tale；　there　was　a　woman　in　it。　Women　were
ever　the　bane　of　Umslopogaas；　my　fostering。　I　forget　the　story　of　that
woman；　for　I　remember　only　these　things　that　happened　long　ago；　before
I　grew　very　old。

Look　on　this　right　hand　of　mine；　my　father！　I　cannot　see　it　now；　and
yet　I；　Mopo；　son　of　Makedama；　seem　to　see　it　as　once　I　saw；　red　with
the　blood　of　two　kings。　Look　on

Suddenly　the　old　man　ceased；　his　head　fell　forward　upon　his　withered
breast。　When　the　White　Man　to　whom　he　told　this　story　lifted　it　and
looked　at　him；　he　was　dead！





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