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King Solomon’s Mines

CHAPTER III
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Standing about six foot three high he was broad in proportion, and very shapely.

In that light, too, his skin looked scarcely more than dark, except here and there where deep black scars marked old assegai wounds.

Sir Henry walked up to him and looked into his proud, handsome face.
"They make a good pair, don't they ?" said Good; "one as big as the other." "I like your looks, Mr.Umbopa, and I will take you as my servant," said Sir Henry in English.
Umbopa evidently understood him, for he answered in Zulu, "It is well"; and then added, with a glance at the white man's great stature and breadth, "We are men, thou and I." [1] For the history of Umslopogaasi and his Axe, the reader is referred to the books called "Allan Quatermain" and "Nada the Lily."-- Editor..


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