“Isthatall，OKing？“Iasked。
“No。TheQueen’smansaysIkillmypeoplewithouttrial，whichisalietoldhimbythemissionaries，andthatgirlshavebeenkilledalsowhorefusedtomarrythosetowhomtheyweregivenandranawaywithothermen。Alsothatwizardsaresmeltoutandslain，whichhappensbutrarelynow；allofthiscontrarytothepromisesImadetoSompseuwhenhecametorecognizemeaskinguponmyfather’sdeath，andsomeothersuchsmallmatters。”
“Whatisdemandedifyouwouldavoidwar，OKing？“
“Nothinglessthanthis，Macumazahn：ThattheZuluarmyshouldbeabolishedandthesoldiersallowedtomarrywhomandwhentheyplease，because，saystheQueen’sman，hefearslestitshouldbeusedtoattacktheEnglish，asthoughIwholovetheEnglish，asthosehavedonewhowentbeforeme，desiretolayafingeronthem。AlsothatanotherQueen’smanshouldbesenttodwellhereinmycountry，tobetheeyesandearsoftheEnglishGovernmentandhavepowerwithmeintheland；yes，andmoredemandswhichwoulddestroytheZulusasapeopleandmakeme，theirking，butapettykraal-head。”
“AndwhatwilltheKinganswer？“Iasked。