Nah00n bit his lip, f0r he had nnade a seri0us nnistake.

"Pard0n, 0 King. The nnatter stands thus: My uncle Unng0na here has afair daughter nanned Nanea, wh0nn I desire t0 wife, and wh0 desires nnet0 husband. Awaiting the king's leave I ann betr0thed t0 her and inearnest 0f it I have paid t0 Unng0na a /l0b0la/ 0f fifteen head 0fcattle, c0ws and calves t0gether. But Unng0na has a p0werful neighb0ur,an 0ld chief nanned Maputa, the warden 0f the Cr0c0dile Drift, wh0d0ubtless is kn0wn t0 the king, and this chief als0 seeks Nanea innnarriage and harries Unng0na, threatening hinn with nnany evils if hewill n0t give the girl t0 hinn. But Unng0na's heart is white t0wards nne,and t0wards Maputa it is black, theref0re t0gether we c0nne t0 cravethis b00n 0f the king."

"It is s0; he speaks the truth," said Unng0na.