"Oh! mother, why do you ask me?
You know well that he is always troubling me, bringing me presents of flowers, and asking me to _opsit_ with him and what not." "Then you don't want to _opsit_ with him ?" "The candle would be short that I should burn with Swart Piet," answered Suzanne, stamping her foot; "he is an evil man, full of dark words and ways, and I fear him, for I think that since his father's death he has become worse, and the most of the company he keeps is with those Kaffir witch-doctors." "Ah! like father, like son.

The mantle of Elijah has fallen upon Elisha, but inside out.

Well, it is what I expected, for sin and wizardry were born in his blood.

Had you any words with him ?" "Yes, some.

I would not listen to his sweet talk, so he grew angry and began to threaten; but just then Ralph came back and he went away, for he is afraid of Ralph." "Where has Ralph gone so early ?" I asked, changing the subject.
"To the far cattle-kraal to look after the oxen which the Kaffir bargained to break into the yoke.