"
"Then you will only get half of the five hundred pounds, and will not be
able to buy the farm. You need not be afraid; you can shoot him without
his seeing you."
"No," said Langley, after a pause; "I will not go alone, but if you
will let me take another man with me it can be managed. It will make no
difference to you; you will get your twenty-five pounds."
"And how about my going to live on the farm with you?"
"Well, I could not buy the farm for two hundred and fifty pounds. Come,
we will give you fifty pounds instead of twenty-five."
Ghamba thought for a while and then said:
"Very well, I consent. But there need be only one other man, and you
will write down on a piece of paper that you will give me fifty pounds.
When can we start?"
"I must speak to the other man, and then we will apply for leave. We had
better start soon, or else Umhlonhlo may have gone to some other place
of hiding."
"Yes, we must lose no time."
"All right! Meet me here to-morrow and I will bring my friend. We will
then settle all about it."
"You must not mention this matter to any one else, and you must make
your friend promise to keep the secret.
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