The Old Chief Mshlanga

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Doris Lessing. The Old Chief Mshlanga

The Old Chief Mshlanga. Doris Lessing. From This Was the Old Chief’s Country: Collected African Stories Volume One

The Old Chief Mshlanga

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The group was not a usual one. They were not natives seeking work. These had an air of dignity, of quietly following their own purpose. It was the dignity that checked my tongue. I walked quietly on, talking softly to the growling dogs, till I was ten paces away. Then the old man stopped, drawing his blanket close.

‘’Morning, Nkosikaas,’ he said, using the customary greeting for any time of the day.

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