THE BIG LION 



steadily declined, and whetted his knife, his eyes 

 gleaming with delight, his lips crooning one of his 

 weird Momumwezi songs. At eleven o'clock the 

 task was done. Then I presented Memba Sasa with 

 a tall mug of coffee and lots of sugar. He considered 

 this a great honour. 



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