"Fear nothing," said Thomas in a loud voice, speaking in Zulu, which by
now he knew very well. "I _will_ put a stop to it."
Then they asked him his name. He replied that it was Thomas Bull, which
after the native fashion, having found out what bull meant in English,
they translated into a long appellation which, strictly rendered, meant
_Roaring-Leader-of-the-holy-Herd_. When he found this out, Thomas flatly
declined any such unchristian title, with the result that, anxious to
oblige, they christened him "Tombool," and as "Tombool" thenceforward
he was known. (Dorcas objected to this name, but Tabitha remarked sagely
that at any rate it was better than "Tomfool.")
This was to his face, but behind his back they called him _Inkunzi_,
which means bull, and in order to keep up the idea, designated poor
Dorcas _Isidanda_, that being interpreted signified a gentle-natured
cow. To Tabitha they gave a prettier name, calling her _Imba_ or Little
Flower.
At first Dorcas was quite pleased with her title, which sounded nice,
but when she came to learn what it meant it was otherwise.
"How can you expect me, Thomas, to live among a people who call me 'a
mild cow'?" she asked indignantly.
"Never mind, my dear," he answered.
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