“I went on account of my father,” replied Elsie.
“But why did you go without telling us?”
“Had I told you, you would have stopped me.”
“But you don’t mean to tell me that you and Kanu walked all the way to Cape Town. Why, it takes ten days to reach Cape Town with a span of fat oxen.”
“Yes, Kanu and I walked all the way.”
“But where is Kanu.”
“I cannot say; I thought to have found him here.”
“We thought he had taken you away and murdered you. Had he come back here he would have been shot.”
“Poor Kanu; I am glad he did not return.”
“But, my child, there must be more to tell. Why did you go just then, and why did you never let us know where you were?”