'Shaka knows your intentions!' he cried. ' 'Ah, yes. He intro- duced Shaka to Western ways, instructed him regarding the powers of the English king, and doctored his sick followers in the kraals. That the odds against such a success were in the order of five thousand-to-one did not distress them.
He'll welcome us and sign the papers we want They arrived at the great kraal on Saturday morning, 3 Febr ary 1838, and the festivities began at once. 'I have been accused of putting the interests of South Afric ahead of those of the empire, and to this accusation I mos gladly plead guilty. Albertyn and the other son with a copious supply. If you learn Afrikaans, you will be able to read a few fine books; if you learn English, you will be able to read the greatest body of learning and literature in the world.
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