Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, 178. köideW. Blackwood & Sons, 1905 |
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Page 657
... Kornel du Plessis . I came to know him , somehow . I saw him here and there , till I had no wish to see any but him , and we understood one another very well . Ah , Katje , girls are light things ; but I truly think that in those days ...
... Kornel du Plessis . I came to know him , somehow . I saw him here and there , till I had no wish to see any but him , and we understood one another very well . Ah , Katje , girls are light things ; but I truly think that in those days ...
Page 658
... Kornel : a big man , and heavy , with thick shoulders , but very quick on his feet , and eyes that were grey , with ... Kornel , and my father would not say the last word till that should be settled . " It dragged on for a long while ...
... Kornel : a big man , and heavy , with thick shoulders , but very quick on his feet , and eyes that were grey , with ... Kornel , and my father would not say the last word till that should be settled . " It dragged on for a long while ...
Page 659
... Kornel clenched and un- clenched his hands and stared at the floor and frowned . I put my hand on his shoulder , and ... Kornel . " Do you ? ' said my father . ' Well , I have nothing to give you . Christina , come here to me ...
... Kornel clenched and un- clenched his hands and stared at the floor and frowned . I put my hand on his shoulder , and ... Kornel . " Do you ? ' said my father . ' Well , I have nothing to give you . Christina , come here to me ...
Page 660
... Kornel helped me from my saddle , and we went together to see the inside of the house . It was very foul and broken , with the plain traces of Kafirs in each of its two rooms , and a horrid litter everywhere . As I looked round I saw Kornel ...
... Kornel helped me from my saddle , and we went together to see the inside of the house . It was very foul and broken , with the plain traces of Kafirs in each of its two rooms , and a horrid litter everywhere . As I looked round I saw Kornel ...
Page 661
Kornel did little to aid me in that for the most part he was seeking work in the town ; and even when he was at home I drove him sharply from the labour that was mine , and mine alone . The yellow people were very curious about it all ...
Kornel did little to aid me in that for the most part he was seeking work in the town ; and even when he was at home I drove him sharply from the labour that was mine , and mine alone . The yellow people were very curious about it all ...
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