Thus parted Sihamba, the Kaffir witch-doctoress, and my daughterSuzanne, whom she kept safe for nearly three years, and saved at last atthe cost of her own life. Yes, thus they parted, and for always in theflesh, since it was not fated that they should meet again in this world,and whether it has been permitted to Sihamba--being a Kaffir, and noChristian--to enter a better one is more than I can say. In her case,however, I hope that she has found some hole to creep through, foralthough she was a black witch-doctoress, according to her knowledge shewas a good woman and a brave one, as the reader will say also before hecomes to the end of this story.