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Ngasihlandlo sithile kukho inkosana eyayifuna ukutshata inkosazana; kodwa kuya kufuneka abe yinkosazana yokwenene. Wahamba wonke umhlaba ukuba afumane enye, kodwa akukho ndawo inokufumana into ayifunayo. Kwakukho iinkosana ezaneleyo, kodwa kwakunzima ukufumana ukuba ngaba zeziphi na. Kubekho into malunga nabo yayingeyonto. Ke weza ekhaya kwakhona kwaye wayebuhlungu, kuba ebenokuthanda kakhulu ukuba nenkosazana yokwenene.

Ngenye ingokuhlwa yesaqhwithi. Kwakukho iindudumo kunye nombane, kwaye imvula igalelwe imilambo. Ngequbuliso kwava esangweni lesixeko, kwaye ke ukumkani omkhulu waya kuyivula.

Yayiyinkosazana emi phambi kwesango. Kodwa, unobubele obulungileyo! Onjani wona imvula nomoya owenzayo. AMANZI AMANQAKU AQHUTYELWA KWI-NEENYE NOKUGCINA; yabaleka enzwaneni yezihlangu zakhe kwaye iphinde yabuya izithende. Ukanti wathi uyinkosazana yokwenene.

"Kulungile, kungekudala siyakufumanisa," wacinga ukuba yingxondorha. Kodwa akazange athethe nto, angena egumbini lokulala, athabatha onke amabhenge ahamba ecaleni kwebhedi, kwaye abeka ipia ezantsi; emva koko wathabatha i-Mancied, kwaye emva kweebhedi ezingamashumi amabini aphezulu Matties.

Ngale nkosazana kwakufuneka axoke ubusuku bonke. Ekuseni wabuzwa ukuba ulele njani.

"Owu, kakubi kakhulu!" Uthe. "Ndivalile amehlo am ubusuku bonke. Izulu kuphela liyakwazi okusesikweni, kodwa bendilele ngento enzima, ukuze ndimnyama kwaye ndiluhlaza wonke emzimbeni wam. Isoyikeka! "

Ngoku babesazi ukuba uyinkosazana yokwenene kuba wayeziva i-pea kanye kumatshini wamashumi amabini amatrasti kunye namashumi amabini eendawo zokubheja kuzo.

Akukho mntu ngaphandle kwenkosazana yokwenyani inokuba nemvakalelo njengaleyo.

Ke inkosana yamthabatha umfazi wayo, kuba ngoku wayesazi ukuba wayenenkosazana yokwenene; yafakwa i-Peam kwimyuziyam, apho kusenokubonwa khona, ukuba akukho mntu uyibile.

Apho, libali eliyinyani.