Ubaba onothando uhlala eyinakekela indodakazi yakhe. Uyongena eshaweni uma kufanele, angene ekamelweni. Futhi intombazane, ngayo yonke i-akhawunti, idinga ngempela ukunakwa umzali wayo. Yebo, akusiyo indlela abecabanga ngayo, kodwa yini akwaziyo ngokuba umzali? Ubaba wazi kangcono kunokumfundisa isifundo. Kulokhu isihloko bekuwucansi phakathi kowesilisa nowesifazane. Futhi indodakazi yakhe kwakubonakala ukuthi ifunde kahle. Wayelalela ngesikhathi emubhebha. Yiqiniso, kwakusadingeka aqinise indaba, futhi ubaba wathembisa ukwenza lokho. Yebo, futhi unothando oluningi ngaye, futhi.
I-mulatto incane kakhulu, hhayi nje amabele akhe, kodwa futhi i-mink kanye nembongolo. Kanti ukhalo lwakhe lunjani, lufana nokhalo lwentuthwane. Sekukonke, ingquza eqinile yavele yahlanya kuDick onjalo. Kodwa kwakunguye yedwa owayebubula, futhi ingabe le ndoda yayiyipulangwe ngokuphelele, inomthondo onjalo kanye ne-mulatto eduze kwakhe? Angizange ngifinyelele ekugcineni, yonke into yayivuvukele futhi iqinile, ngicishe ngacwila izikhathi eziyishumi.
ngabe ngambhebha.