cattle were let out to graze, and the cow rushed to them lowing loudly,
till a certain calf came to it, which it made much of and suckled, for
it was its own calf.

Now Zinti's errand was done, but still he lay hid in the bush a while,
thinking that he might learn some more, and lying thus he fell asleep,
for he was weary with travel. When he woke the sun was high, and he
heard women talking to each other close by him, as they laboured at
their task of cutting wands, such as are used for the making of huts.
He rose to run away, then thought better of it and sat down again,
remembering that should he be found, it would be easy to tell them that
he was a wanderer who had lost his path. Presently one of the women
asked:

"For whom does Bull-Head build this fine new hut in the secret krantz
yonder?"

Now Zinti opened his ears wide, for he knew that this was the name which
the natives had given to Swart Piet, taking it from his round head and
fierce eye, according to their custom when they note any peculiarity in
a man.

"I do not know," answered a second woman, who was young and very pretty,
"unless he means to bring another wife here; if so, she must be a
chief's daughter, since men do not build such huts for girls of common
blood."

"Perhaps," said the other; "but then I think that he has stolen her from
her father without payment; else he would not wish to hide her away in
the secret krantz. Well, let her come, for we women must work hard here