human
Does he think the Zulus are determined to find us?
gpt
Oh, ay, said Sirayo;
human
They do not seek us?
gpt
So the chief says. They came here in search of riches stored below, and the thud of his assegai was heard as it struck the floor.
human
They find us here. It is the worse for us--but they do not seek us. So says the chief.
gpt
Is there such a treasure?
human
No chief would tell where the grain pit is dug in the kraal, or if it were full of grain. But the Zulus do not hunt on a cold spoor. If they come after riches, who will say they are not here?
gpt
But who told the Zulus of the store? They were encamped here before, and did not enter the ruins.
human
He says the secret must have been told them by one of the witch-doctors who lived here, and who alone knew of it with the chiefs.