through the country with many fabulous additions. Thus the Kaffirs said
that she was a "Heaven-herd," that is, a magical person who can ward off
or direct the lightnings, which she was supposed to have done upon this
night; also that she could walk upon the waters, for otherwise how did she
escape the flood? And, lastly, that the wild beasts were her servants, for
had not the driver Tom and the natives seen the spoor of great lions right
at the mouth of the cave where she and her companion sheltered, and had
they not heard that she called these lions into the cave to protect her
and him from the other creatures? Therefore, as has been said, they gave
her a name, a very long name that meant Chieftainess, or Lady of Heaven,
_Inkosazana-y-Zoola;_ for Zulu or Zoola, which we know as the title of
that people, means Heaven, and _Udade-y-Silwana,_ or Sister of wild
beasts. As these appellations proved too lengthy for general use, even
among the Bantu races, who have plenty of time for talking, ultimately it
was shortened to Zoola alone, so that throughout that part of
South-Eastern Africa Rachel came to enjoy the lofty title of "Heaven," the
first girl, probably, who was ever so called.

With all natives from her childhood up, Rachel was on the best of terms.
She was never familiar with them indeed, for that is not the way for a
white person to win the affection, or even the respect of a Kaffir. But
she was intimate in the sense that she could enter into their thoughts and
nature, a very rare gift. We whites are apt to consider ourselves the
superior of such folk, whereas we are only different. In fact, taken
altogether, it is quite a question whether the higher sections of the
Bantu peoples are not our equals. Of course, we have learned more things,
and our best men are their betters. But, on the other hand, among them
there is nothing so low as the inhabitants of our slums, nor have they any
vices which can surpass our vices. Is an assegai so much more savage than
a shell? Is there any great gulf fixed between a Chaka and a Napoleon? At