He was not telling us this yarn for our amusement.
'So much for Prester John and his charm,' he said.

'Now I have to take up the history at a different point.

In spite of risings here and there, and occasional rows, the Kaffirs have been quiet for the better part of half a century.

It is no credit to us.

They have had plenty of grievances, and we are no nearer understanding them than our fathers were.