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"But I have the right to go, Noie"

"The bird has the right to fly, but what if it is in a cage, Zoola?"

"I am queen here, Noie; the bars will burst at my word"

"It may be so, Zoola, but what if the bird should find that it has no nest to fly to?"

"What do you

"Only that it seeer these Zulus, Lady, lest it should co that so you , but I guess their thoughts You need rest; bide here, where you are safe, a day or two, and let us see what happens"

"Speak plainly, Noie I do not understand your parable of birds and cages"

"Zoola, I obey I think that if you say you will go, none, not the King hio on foot, for then that horse would die But an io with you, or before you, and woe betide those who held you fro to Zululand! Do you understand me now?"

"Yes," answered Rachel "You mean!--oh! I cannot speak it I will remain here a few days"

So she rose and bathed herself and was dressed by Noie, and ate of the food that had been brought to the door of the hut Then she went out, and in the little courtyard found a litter waiting that was hung round with grass 's word is that you should enter the litter," said Noie

She did so, whereon Noie clapped her hands and girls in bead dresses ran in, and having prostrated themselves before the litter, lifted it up and carried it away, Noie walking at its side

Rachel, peeping between the mats, saw that she was borne out of the town, surrounded, but at a distance, by a guard of hundreds of arrew e kraal with huts between the outer and inner fence, and in its centre a great space of park-like land through which ran a streae new hut, and behind at a little distance two or three other huts In front of this great hut the litter was set down by, the bearers, who at once went away Then at Noie's bidding Rachel caiven her in which to dwell