JOCK disliked kaffirs : so did Jim. To Jim there 

 were three big divisions of the human race 

 white men, Zulus, and niggers. Zulu, old 

 or young, was greeted by him as equal, friend 

 and comrade; but the rest were trash, and he 

 cherished a most particular contempt for the Shan- 

 gaans and Chopis, as a lot who were just about 

 good enough for what they did that is, work in the 

 mines. They could neither fight nor handle animals ; 

 and the sight of them stirred him to contempt and 

 pricked him to hostilities. 



It was not long before Jim discovered this bond of 

 sympathy between him and Jock, and I am perfectly 

 sure that the one bad habit which Jock was never 

 cured of was due to deliberate encouragement from 

 Jim on every possible opportunity. It would have 

 been a matter of difficulty and patience in any case to 

 teach Jock not to unnecessarily attack strange kaffirs. 

 It was very important that he should have nothing to 

 do with them, and should treat them with suspicion 

 as possible enemies and keep them off the premises. 

 I was glad that he did it by his own choice and instinct ; 

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