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audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0003.flac
1
my father
my father,
my father,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0005.flac
0.69
therefore
therefore,
therefore,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0008.flac
1.28
i offer it to you
I offer it to you.
I offer it to you.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0011.flac
2.95
you knew his brother panda and his captains
you knew his brother Panda and his captains,
you knew his brother Panda and his captains,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0013.flac
0.9
his servant
his servant,
his servant,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0014.flac
1.8
who slew him with the princes
who slew him with the Princes.
who slew him with the Princes.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0016.flac
2.98
you have crowned their kings and shared their counsels
you have crowned their kings and shared their counsels,
you have crowned their kings and shared their counsels,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0019.flac
4.72
a song has been sung in my ears of how first you mastered this people of the zulu
a song has been sung in my ears of how first you mastered this people of the Zulu.
a song has been sung in my ears of how first you mastered this people of the Zulu.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0024.flac
1.42
and when they grew weary
And when they grew weary,
And when they grew weary,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0025.flac
1.54
did you not stand and say
did you not stand and say,
did you not stand and say,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0026.flac
1.7
pointing towards the ocean
pointing towards the ocean:
pointing towards the ocean:
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0027.flac
1.17
kill me if you wish
“Kill me if you wish,
Kill me if you wish,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0029.flac
5.84
but i tell you that for every drop of my blood a hundred avengers shall rise from yonder sea
but I tell you that for every drop of my blood a hundred avengers shall rise from yonder sea!”
but I tell you that for every drop of my blood a hundred avengers shall rise from yonder sea!
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0030.flac
0.35
then
Then,
Then,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0031.flac
1.2
so it was told me
so it was told me,
so it was told me,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0032.flac
3.26
the regiments turned staring towards the black water
the regiments turned staring towards the Black Water,
the regiments turned staring towards the Black Water,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0036.flac
2.96
your name became great among the people of the zulu
your name became great among the people of the Zulu,
your name became great among the people of the Zulu,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0037.flac
2.96
as already it was great among many another tribe
as already it was great among many another tribe,
as already it was great among many another tribe,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0040.flac
1.24
the royal salute
the royal salute,
the royal salute,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0045.flac
1.89
why did you do this my father
Why did you do this, my father?
Why did you do this, my father?
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0046.flac
2.06
i will answer who know the truth
I will answer, who know the truth.
I will answer, who know the truth.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0047.flac
1.18
you did it because
You did it because,
You did it because,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0048.flac
1.35
had it not been done
had it not been done,
had it not been done,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0053.flac
2.73
perhaps it had been better to leave it since
Perhaps it had been better to leave it, since
Perhaps it had been better to leave it, since
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0054.flac
1.88
death chooses for himself
“Death chooses for himself,”
"Death chooses for himself,"
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0055.flac
3.12
and after all there was killing of our own people
and after all there was killing—of our own people,
and after all there was killing-of our own people,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0058.flac
3.25
but in those days we did not guess what we should live to see
But in those days we did not guess what we should live to see,
But in those days we did not guess what we should live to see,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0066.flac
1.37
it will be forgotten
it will be forgotten,
it will be forgotten,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0068.flac
2.09
only your name will not be forgotten
Only your name will not be forgotten;
Only your name will not be forgotten;
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0069.flac
3.45
as it was heard in life so it shall be heard in story
as it was heard in life so it shall be heard in story,
as it was heard in life so it shall be heard in story,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0071.flac
1.15
however humbly
however humbly,
however humbly,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0072.flac
1.8
mine may pass down with it
mine may pass down with it.
mine may pass down with it.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0074.flac
4.58
and i must leave the ways of action that i love and bury myself in books
and I must leave the ways of action that I love and bury myself in books,
and I must leave the ways of action that I love and bury myself in books,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0075.flac
2.64
but the old days and friends are in my mind
but the old days and friends are in my mind,
but the old days and friends are in my mind,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0076.flac
3.32
nor while i have memory shall i forget them and you
nor while I have memory shall I forget them and you.
nor while I have memory shall I forget them and you.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0111.flac
1.74
elephant that is not turned
Elephant that is not turned!
Elephant that is not turned!
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0112.flac
1.98
you who nursed us from of old
You who nursed us from of old!
You who nursed us from of old!
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0113.flac
3.56
you who overshadowed all peoples and took charge of them
You who overshadowed all peoples and took charge of them,
You who overshadowed all peoples and took charge of them,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0115.flac
2.22
help of the fatherless when in trouble
Help of the fatherless when in trouble!
Help of the fatherless when in trouble!
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0118.flac
9.46
preface the writer of this romance has been encouraged to his task by a purpose somewhat beyond that of setting out a wild tale of savage life
PREFACE The writer of this romance has been encouraged to his task by a purpose somewhat beyond that of setting out a wild tale of savage life.
PREFACE The writer of this romance has been encouraged to his task by a purpose somewhat beyond that of setting out a wild tale of savage life.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0119.flac
5.84
when he was yet a lad now some seventeen years ago fortune took him to south africa
When he was yet a lad,—now some seventeen years ago,—fortune took him to South Africa.
When he was yet a lad,-now some seventeen years ago,-fortune took him to South Africa.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0120.flac
2.14
there he was thrown in with men who
There he was thrown in with men who,
There he was thrown in with men who,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0121.flac
1.68
for thirty or forty years
for thirty or forty years,
for thirty or forty years,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0122.flac
3.06
had been intimately acquainted with the zulu people
had been intimately acquainted with the Zulu people,
had been intimately acquainted with the Zulu people,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0123.flac
0.99
with their history
with their history,
with their history,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0125.flac
1.07
and their customs
and their customs.
and their customs.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0126.flac
2.62
from these he heard many tales and traditions
From these he heard many tales and traditions,
From these he heard many tales and traditions,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0128.flac
0.59
perhaps
perhaps,
perhaps,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0129.flac
1.63
are rarely told nowadays
are rarely told nowadays,
are rarely told nowadays,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0130.flac
3.02
and in time to come may cease to be told altogether
and in time to come may cease to be told altogether.
and in time to come may cease to be told altogether.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0132.flac
2
now that nation has been destroyed
now that nation has been destroyed,
now that nation has been destroyed,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0133.flac
5.78
and the chief aim of its white rulers is to root out the warlike spirit for which it was remarkable
and the chief aim of its white rulers is to root out the warlike spirit for which it was remarkable,
and the chief aim of its white rulers is to root out the warlike spirit for which it was remarkable,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0134.flac
3.26
and to replace it by a spirit of peaceful progress
and to replace it by a spirit of peaceful progress.
and to replace it by a spirit of peaceful progress.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0136.flac
2.66
perhaps the most wonderful that the world has seen
perhaps the most wonderful that the world has seen,
perhaps the most wonderful that the world has seen,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0137.flac
1.84
is already a thing of the past
is already a thing of the past;
is already a thing of the past;
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0140.flac
2.5
building it up from the smallest beginnings
building it up from the smallest beginnings.
building it up from the smallest beginnings.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0141.flac
2.56
when he appeared at the commencement of this century
When he appeared at the commencement of this century,
When he appeared at the commencement of this century,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0142.flac
2.74
it was as the ruler of a single small tribe
it was as the ruler of a single small tribe;
it was as the ruler of a single small tribe;
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0143.flac
0.8
when he fell
when he fell,
when he fell,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0144.flac
1.92
in the year eighteen twenty eight
in the year 1828,
in the year eighteen twenty eight,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0149.flac
1.46
as he is called also
as he is called also,
as he is called also,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0151.flac
4.48
and in his march to power he had slaughtered more than a million human beings
and in his march to power he had slaughtered more than a million human beings.
and in his march to power he had slaughtered more than a million human beings.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0154.flac
2.18
so no more need be said of them here
so no more need be said of them here.
so no more need be said of them here.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0157.flac
1.06
has been to convey
has been to convey,
has been to convey,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0158.flac
1.33
in a narrative form
in a narrative form,
in a narrative form,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0160.flac
1.37
and to make accessible
and to make accessible,
and to make accessible,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0161.flac
1.38
in a popular shape
in a popular shape,
in a popular shape,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0162.flac
2.05
incidents of history which are now
incidents of history which are now,
incidents of history which are now,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0164.flac
3.24
only to be found in a few scarce works of reference
only to be found in a few scarce works of reference,
only to be found in a few scarce works of reference,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0165.flac
1.21
rarely consulted
rarely consulted,
rarely consulted,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0167.flac
3.48
it will be obvious that such a task has presented difficulties
It will be obvious that such a task has presented difficulties,
It will be obvious that such a task has presented difficulties,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0169.flac
4.5
and think with the mind and speak with the voice of a zulu of the old regime
and think with the mind and speak with the voice of a Zulu of the old regime.
and think with the mind and speak with the voice of a Zulu of the old regime.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0171.flac
2.58
their details have therefore been suppressed
their details have, therefore, been suppressed.
their details have, therefore, been suppressed.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0172.flac
1.4
still much remains
Still much remains,
Still much remains,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0174.flac
2.44
may be invited to leave this book unread
may be invited to leave this book unread.
may be invited to leave this book unread.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0176.flac
1.45
indeed nearly all
indeed nearly all,
indeed nearly all,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0181.flac
1.4
for the reason given
for the reason given,
for the reason given,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0183.flac
4.52
and that he prophesied of the coming of the white man after receiving his death wounds
and that he prophesied of the coming of the white man after receiving his death wounds.
and that he prophesied of the coming of the white man after receiving his death wounds.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0185.flac
2.56
it is impossible to speak so certainly
it is impossible to speak so certainly.
it is impossible to speak so certainly.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0188.flac
2.84
but he cannot discover any confirmation of it
; but he cannot discover any confirmation of it.
but he cannot discover any confirmation of it.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0190.flac
4.52
these kings undoubtedly put their soldiers to many tests of equal severity
these kings undoubtedly put their soldiers to many tests of equal severity.
these kings undoubtedly put their soldiers to many tests of equal severity.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0191.flac
4.38
umbopo or mopo as he is named in this tale actually lived
Umbopo, or Mopo, as he is named in this tale, actually lived.
Umbopo, or Mopo, as he is named in this tale, actually lived.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0193.flac
1.96
then he disappears from the scene
Then he disappears from the scene,
Then he disappears from the scene,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0194.flac
2.92
but it is not accurately known whether he also went
but it is not accurately known whether he also went
but it is not accurately known whether he also went
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0200.flac
3.98
which has been considerably varied to suit the purposes of this romance
which has been considerably varied to suit the purposes of this romance.
which has been considerably varied to suit the purposes of this romance.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0202.flac
2.18
among the zulus and amatongas
“Among the Zulus and Amatongas.
Among the Zulus and Amatongas.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0203.flac
1.62
i heard a story the other day
“I heard a story the other day,”
"I heard a story the other day,"
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0204.flac
0.78
he says
he says,
he says,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0207.flac
3.78
i might have worked up into a first class sensational novel
I might have worked up into a first-class sensational novel.
I might have worked up into a first-class sensational novel.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0208.flac
3.52
it is the story that has been woven into the plot of this book
It is the story that has been woven into the plot of this book.
It is the story that has been woven into the plot of this book.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0210.flac
4.96
it was told to mister leslie by the zulu who performed the feat and thereby won a wife
it was told to Mr. Leslie by the Zulu who performed the feat and thereby won a wife.
it was told to Mister Leslie by the Zulu who performed the feat and thereby won a wife.
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0211.flac
2.64
also the writer's thanks are due to his friends
Also the writer's thanks are due to his friends,
Also the writer's thanks are due to his friends,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0213.flac
1.82
late zulu border agent
late Zulu border agent,
late Zulu border agent,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0214.flac
4.46
for much information given to him in bygone years by word of mouth
for much information given to him in bygone years by word of mouth,
for much information given to him in bygone years by word of mouth,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0218.flac
2.51
formerly treasurer to the government of natal
formerly treasurer to the Government of Natal,
formerly treasurer to the Government of Natal,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0219.flac
1.16
whose compilation
whose compilation,
whose compilation,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0220.flac
1.35
the annals of natal
“The Annals of Natal,”
"The Annals of Natal,"
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0228.flac
1.38
watcher of the fords
“Watcher of the Fords,”
"Watcher of the Fords,"
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0232.flac
1.59
is an historical weapon
is an historical weapon,
is an historical weapon,
6097
audio/6097_clean/14411/nada_lily_00_haggard_0235.flac
2.37
he was an arbitrary person for
He was an arbitrary person, for
He was an arbitrary person, for

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