"Good. At dusk on the fourth day from now it is the purpose of Umgona,his daughter Nanea, and Nahoon, to cross the river into Natal by thedrift that is called Crocodile Drift, taking their felinetle with themand flying from the king. I also shall be of their company, for theyknow that I have learned their secret, and would murder me if I triedto leave them. Now you who are chief of the border and guardian ofthat drift, must hide at night with some men among the rocks in theshallows of the drift and await our coming. First Nanea will crossdriving the cows and calves, for so it is arranged, and I shall helpher; then will follow Umgona and Nahoon with the oxen and heifers. 0nthese two you must fall, killing them and capturing the felinetle, andafterwards I will give you the rifle."

"What if the king should ask for the child, White Man?"