He "deceives" the Duke of Fife--it is the Duke's word--but that does not destroy the Duke's loyalty to him.

He tricks the Reformers into immense trouble with his Raid, but the most of them believe he meant well.

He weeps over the harshly--taxed Johannesburgers and makes them his friends; at the same time he taxes his Charter-settlers 50 per cent., and so wins their affection and their confidence that they are squelched with despair at every rumor that the Charter is to be annulled.

He raids and robs and slays and enslaves the Matabele and gets worlds of Charter-Christian applause for it.

He has beguiled England into buying Charter waste paper for Bank of England notes, ton for ton, and the ravished still burn incense to him as the Eventual God of Plenty.