The white man speaks both Dutch and Xhosa, so he makes
the introductions. "Mavis, this is Nobanzi and his wife Xhongo who you will be fighting!" Then he addresses the Africans in Xhosa "This is my woman Mavis who you, Xhongo, will fight." Nobanzi looks impassively at Mavis in her elegant blue dress. "Does Mavis know the rules - they will fight naked with leather bound fists until one of them is unable to continue?" "Yes we have agreed the rules and Mavis is quite content to fight under them!" |