第32部分(第6/7 頁)

　stable　is　not　a　horse；　or　your　boy　would　be　either　a　Boer　or　a　Royal　missioner；　the　latter　he　may　bee；　but　the　former　never。　I　suppose　you　will　call　him　“Joubert”　or　“Jorissen；”　but　“Bok”　would　make　a　shorter　signature；　for　shortness　I　think　that　I　should　prefer　“Juhan”　＇a　great　Zulu　chieftain。　—　H。　R。　H。＇；　and　for　respectability　“Cetewayo。”　＇Of　course　all　this　was　Shepstone’s　playful　satire。　—　H。　R。　H。＇

I　quite　agree　with　you　about　Sir　Hercules　Robinson；　from　the　little　I　saw　of　him　I　thought　him　straightforward；　I　fancy；　however；　that　he　did　not　like　his　job。

There　is　nothing　to　be　said　about　the　Transvaal　that　would　have　the　slightest　effect　just　now；　the　humiliation　is　determined　upon　and　must　be　endured：　natural　causes　and　natural　processes　are　all　that　can　now　be　looked　for　to　bring　about　amelioration。　The　next　thing　to　look　forward　to　is　the　effect　that　this　humiliation　of　the　British　flag　will　produce　at　the　Cape。　The　Transvaal　rebellion　was　not　a　Transvaal　question；　at　the　next　general　election　in　the　Cape　Colony　the　Dutch　element　will　predominate　in　their　Parliament；　they　will　adopt　the　Dutch　as　the　official　language；　and　they　will　ask　England　to　withdraw；　and　threaten　vaguely　if　she　does　not。　I　can　see　no　escape　from　the　logic　of　facts　which　she　has　created；　she　must　withdraw；　and　if　from　the　Cape　why　not　from　Ireland　or　Canada　or　anywhere　else？

I　am　glad　to　hear　that　your　farm　is　going　well。　I　hope　you　will　make　hay　while　the　sun　shines；　for　I　suspect　that　the　troops　or　the　greater　portion　of　them　will　soon　be　withdrawn。　。　。　。　Believe　me；　my　dear　Haggard；

Yours　always　sincerely；

T。　Shepstone。

The　following　extract　from　a　letter　written　by　my　late　brother　John　to　my　father；　which　has　e　into　my　hands　with　the　others；