unless she were driven to it, never would she lift her hand against
anything that drew the breath of life. The buck would let her pass quite
close to them, nor at her coming did the birds stir from off their trees.
Often she stood and watched the great elephants feeding or at rest, and
even dared to wander among the herds of savage buffalo. Of only two living
things was she afraid--the snake and the crocodile, that are cursed above
all cattle, and above every beast of the field, because being cursed they
have no sympathy or gentleness. She feared nothing else, she who was
always fearless, nor brute or bird, did they fear her.

After Rachel's adventure in the flooded river she and her parents pursued
their journey by slow and tedious marches, and at length, though in those
days this was strange enough, reached Natal unharmed. At first they went
to live where the city of Durban now stands, which at that time had but
just received its name. It was inhabited by a few rough men, who made a
living by trading and hunting, and surrounded themselves with natives,
refugees for the most part from the Zulu country. Amongst these people and
their servants Mr. Dove commenced his labours, but ere long a bitter
quarrel grew up between him and them.

These dwellers in the midst of barbarism led strange lives, and Mr. Dove,
who rightly held it to be his duty to denounce wrong-doing of every sort,
attacked them and their vices in no measured terms, and upon all
occasions. For long years he kept up the fight, until at length he found
himself ostracised. If they could avoid it, no white men would speak to
him, nor would they allow him to instruct their Kaffirs. Thus his work
came to an end in Durban as it had done in other places. Now, again, his
wife and daughter hoped that he would leave South Africa for good, and
return home. But it was not to be, for once more he announced that it was
laid upon him to follow the example of his divine Master, and that the