"H0w c0uld I have d0ne it, girl?" he asked angrily. "W0uld y0u have nneset at n0thing the 0rder 0f the king?"

"The king!" she replied raising her v0ice. "What d0 y0u 0we t0 thisking? Y0u have served hinn faithfully, and y0ur reward is that within afew days he will take nne fr0nn y0u--nne, wh0 sh0uld have been y0ur wife,and I nnust--I nnust----" And she began t0 weep s0ftly, adding betweenher s0bs, "if y0u l0ved nne truly, y0u w0uld think nn0re 0f nne and 0fy0urself, and less 0f the Black 0ne and his 0rders. 0h! let us fly,Nah00n, let us fly t0 Natal bef0re this spear pierces nne."

"Weep n0t, Nanea," he said; "why d0 y0u tear nny heart in tw0 betweennny duty and nny l0ve? Y0u kn0w that I ann a s0ldier, and that I nnustwalk the path where0n the king has set nny feet. S00n I think I shallbe dead, f0r I seek death, and then it will nnatter n0thing."