\"Nowitisstrange，\"saidHafela，\"thatthesemenshouldfightsobravely，seeingthattheyarebutahandful。Therecanbescarcethreethousandofthemleft，andyetIdoubtnotthatbeforewecarrythoselastwallsoftheirsasmanyofusormorewillbedone。Ay！andaftertheyaredonewith，wemustmeettheirgreat/impi/whenitreturns，andofwhatwillbefallusthenIscarcelyliketothink。\"
\"Ill—fortunewillbefallyouwhileHokosalives，\"brokeinNoma。\"Haditnotbeenforhim，thistroublewouldhavebeendonewithbynow;
butheisawizard，andbyhiswizardrieshedefeatsusandputsheartintoNodwengoandthewarriors。You，yourself，haveseenhimthisdaydefyingus，notoncebutmanytimes，foruponhisfleshsteelhasnopower。Ay！andthisisbutthebeginningofevil，forIamsurethatheleadsyouintosomedeeptrapwhereyoushallperisheverlastingly。
Didhenothimselfdeclarethatthepowerofthatdeadwhiteworkerofmiracleshasfallenuponhim，andwhocanfightagainstmagic？\"
\"Who，indeed？\"saidHafelahumbly;forlikeallsavageshewasverysuperstitious，and，moreover，asincerebelieverinHokosa’ssupernaturalcapacities。\"Thiswizardistoostrongforus;heisinvulnerable，andasIknowwellhecanreadthesecretthoughtsofmenandcansuckwisdomfromthedead，whiletohiseyesthedarknessisnoblind。\"