Say to Macumazahn that I, Nombe, remember in the morning what I said in the night and that what seems to be quite lost is ofttimes found again.

Wish him good fortune and tell him I am sorry that I had not time to cause his spare garments to be cleansed with water, but that I have been careful to find his little box with the white man's medicines." I could extract nothing more from this soldier, who was either very stupid, or chose to appear so; nor indeed did I dare to put direct questions about the cart and those who travelled in it.
Soon we marched again, for Goza would not allow me to ride the horse, fearing that I should escape on it.

Nor would he let me carry either of the guns lest I should make use of them.

All day we travelled, reaching the Nongoma heights in the late afternoon.
On this beautiful spot we found a kraal situated where afterwards a magistracy was built when we conquered the country, whence there is one of the finest views in Zululand.

There was no one in the kraal except two old women who appeared to be deaf and dumb for all I could get out of them.