Take heed, now, lest I kill you.
It will be of little avail to call upon your people, for my feet are fleeter than theirs." "I have no wish to call upon my people, Wolf-Man," she answered.

"And for the rest, I am too young to kill." "That is so, maiden," answered Umslopogaas, looking at her beauty.

"What were the words upon your lips as to Jikiza and a certain Masilo?
Were they not fierce words, such as my heart likes well ?" "It seems that you heard them," answered the girl.

"What need to waste breath in speaking them again ?" "No need, maiden.

Now tell me your story; perhaps I may find a way to help you." "There is little to tell," she answered.