The Heart of Redness: a Novel
“His magnanimous wish was to convert the amaXhosa from their barbarous ways. It was for their own good that they should discard their customs and follow the ways of the English. There was no saving grace in the culture and religion of the natives. The cattle-killing movement proved this beyond all doubt. It was a great setback to his civilizing mission.
“But he is taking more and more of the land of the amaXhosa,” complained Twin-Twin.
“What is land compared to civilization?” asked Dalton impati...ently. “Land is a small price to pay for a gift that will last you a lifetime . . . that will be enjoyed by your future generations. The gift of British civilization!”
“The Man Who Named Ten Rivers’ civilizing mission is taking food from the mouths of our children,” insisted Twin-Twin. He had shown on many occasions that he was not in awe of this British officer who had beheaded his father. And he had not forgotten that incident either. As far as he was concerned it was for his own convenience that they were on the same side today.MoreLess
“But he is taking more and more of the land of the amaXhosa,” complained Twin-Twin.
“What is land compared to civilization?” asked Dalton impati...ently. “Land is a small price to pay for a gift that will last you a lifetime . . . that will be enjoyed by your future generations. The gift of British civilization!”
“The Man Who Named Ten Rivers’ civilizing mission is taking food from the mouths of our children,” insisted Twin-Twin. He had shown on many occasions that he was not in awe of this British officer who had beheaded his father. And he had not forgotten that incident either. As far as he was concerned it was for his own convenience that they were on the same side today.MoreLess
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