H. Rider Haggard

Name: The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits
Author: H. Rider Haggard

The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits (1896)

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“The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits”, published in 1896, is a work by H. Rider Haggard. It explores elements such as Owen, Messenger and wizards.

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H. Rider Haggard, The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits (1896)

“ Watching it fascinated, Owen noted that it was a point of honour for no man to stir before its rush; there they stood, and if the bull gored them, there they fell. At length, exhausted and terrified, the brute headed back straight up the lane where the main body of the youths were waiting for it. Now it was among them, and, reckless of wounds or death, they swarmed about it like bees, seizing it by legs, nose, horns and tail, till with desperate efforts they dragged it to the ground and beat the life out of it with their sticks. This done, they formed up before the king and saluted him. ”

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H. Rider Haggard, The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits (1896)

“ Fiercely they fought, while the captains cried their orders, and the dust rose up in clouds as they swung to and fro, breast thrusting against breast. At length the end came; the Bees began to give, they fell back ever more quickly till their retreat was a rout, and, leaving many stretched upon the ground, amid the mocking cries of the army they were driven to the fence, by touching which they obtained peace at the hands of their victors.
The king saw, and his somewhat heavy, quiet face grew alive with rage.
“Search and see,” he said, “if the captain of the Bees is alive and unhurt.” ”

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H. Rider Haggard, The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits (1896)

“ Within five hundred yards of where the wagon stood, however, a sheer cliffed gorge, fire-riven and water-hewn, pierced the range, and looking on it, Owen knew it for the gorge of his dream. Night and day the mouth of it was guarded by a company of armed soldiers, whose huts were built high on outlook places in the mountains, whence their keen eyes could scan the vast expanses of plain. A full day before it reached them, they had seen the white-capped wagon crawling across the veldt, and swift runners had reported its advent to the king at his Great Place. ”

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H. Rider Haggard, The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits (1896)

“ A sense of the strangeness of the contrast between themselves in their armed multitudes and this one white-robed man in his loneliness took hold of them, and with it another sense of something not far removed from fear.
“A wizard indeed,” they thought in their hearts, and what they thought the king uttered.
“I perceive,” he said, “that you are either mad, White Man, or you are a prince of wizards. Mad you do not seem to be, for your eyes are calm, therefore a wizard you must be. ”

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H. Rider Haggard, The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits (1896)

“ Then pass on, Messenger of God, and deliver the word of God your King into the ears of my king, at his Great Place yonder. Pass on riding the beast you have brought with you, for the way is rough; but your wagon, your oxen, and your servants, save this man only who is of the Children of Fire, must stay here in my keeping. ”

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H. Rider Haggard, The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits (1896)

“ Instead of making way for it, uttering a shrill whistling sound, the youths rushed at the beast, striking with their sticks. Another instant, and one of them appeared above the heads of his companions, thrown high into the air, to be followed by a second and a third. Now the animal was through the throng and carrying a poor boy on its horn, whence presently he fell dead; through and through the ranks of the regiments it charged furiously backward and forward. ”

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H. Rider Haggard, The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits (1896)

“ Fear not, Messenger, I will hold them safe.”
“I do not fear, Chief, there is honour in your eyes.”
Some hours later, Owen, mounted on his mule, was riding through the gorge, a guard in front of and behind him, and with them carriers who had been sent to bear his baggage. At his side walked his disciple John, and his face was sad.
“Why are you still afraid?” asked Owen.
“Ah! father, because this is a place of fear. Here in this valley men are led to die; presently you will see.”
“I have seen,” answered Owen. “Yonder where we shall halt is a mount, and on that mount stands a tree ”

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H. Rider Haggard, The Wizard — V: The Feast of the First-fruits (1896)

“ At the command a line of soldiers moved from the right, forming itself up in front of the king and his attendants, revealing a number of youths, of from sixteen to seventeen years of age, armed with sticks only, who stood in companies outside a massive gate. ”

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