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ssor　and　his　wife　—　I　think　their　name　was　Demeste　—　in　order　that　I　might　pursue　my　studies　of　the　language。

Whilst　I　was　at　Tours；　making　expeditions　with　the　others　to　see　old　castles　and　so　forth；　my　father　saw　in　the　Times；　or　heard　otherwise；　that　Sir　Henry　Bulwer　had　been　appointed　to　the　Lieutenant…Governorship　of　Natal。　Now　my　father　was　a　man　of　ideas　who　never　lost　a　chance　of　finding　an　opening　for　one　of　his　sons；　and　the　Bulwers　of　Heydon　in　Norfolk　were；　as　it　happened；　old　friends　of　our　family。　So　he　wrote　off　at　once　and　asked　Sir　Henry　if　he　would　take　me　with　him　to　Africa　on　his　staff。　Sir　Henry　assented；　which　was　extremely　kind　of　him；　as　I　do　not　remember　that　he　had　ever　set　eyes　on　me。

Accordingly　in　a　week　or　two　Scoones’　and　the　Foreign　Office　had　faded　into　the　past；　and　I　reported　myself　to　my　future　chief　in　London；　where　he　set　me　to　work　at　once　ordering　wine　and　other　stores　to　be　consumed　at　Government　House　in　Natal。

Chapter　3　NATAL

Leave　for　South　Africa　with　Sir　Henry　Bulwer　—　Arrive　Cape　Town　—　Government　House　—　Lady　Barkly　—　Bishop　Colenso　—　Go　on　to　Durban　—　Then　to　Pietermaritzburg　—　Reception　of　Sir　H。　Bulwer　there　—　Sir　George　Colley　—　Duties　of　H。　R。　H。　at　Government　House　—　Buck…hunting　—　Journey　up…country　to　Weenen　—　Zulu　customs　—　Witch…finding　—　Pagate’s　kraal　—　Great　native　war…dance　—　Lost　in　bush　—　Saved　by　Kaffir　—　More　about　Bishop　Colenso　—　Sir　Theophilus　Shepstone　—　His　friendship　for　H。　R。　H。　—　His　character　and　policy　—　Captain　Cox。

Here　I　ought　to　say　a　few　words　about　Sir　Henry　Bulwer；　who；　I　am　glad　to　say；　is　still　living；　and　whom　I　often　meet　at　the　Athenaeum　Club。　Indeed；　within　the　last　few　months　he　has　read　a　book　of　mine　named　“Marie”　in　proof；　which　book　I　have　ded