Nokho, abafowabo nodadewabo ngamzali munye abahlobene nhlobo, ngakho-ke ngeke kubhekwe njengento embi noma engcolile. Akumangazi ukuthi insizwa nentombazane endala, abangenabo abalingani abavamile bocansi futhi cishe nsuku zonke bendawonye, kungazelelwe bazizwe bekhangwa ezingeni locansi komunye nomunye. Uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi intombazane iyithandile (umfana ke akukho mbuzo), ngicabanga ukuthi bazoqhubeka nokwenza lolu hlobo lwento ngezikhathi ezithile.
I-mulatto incane kakhulu, hhayi nje amabele akhe, kodwa futhi i-mink kanye nembongolo. Kanti ukhalo lwakhe lunjani, lufana nokhalo lwentuthwane. Sekukonke, ingquza eqinile yavele yahlanya kuDick onjalo. Kodwa kwakunguye yedwa owayebubula, futhi ingabe le ndoda yayiyipulangwe ngokuphelele, inomthondo onjalo kanye ne-mulatto eduze kwakhe? Angizange ngifinyelele ekugcineni, yonke into yayivuvukele futhi iqinile, ngicishe ngacwila izikhathi eziyishumi.
Intombi enjani lena. Hhayi nje, ubaba wakhe waqopha izifundo zokuzivocavoca umzimba, indlela enhle yokumasaja ujamu wakhe. Wamlungisa umphimbo ngomphini wakhe.