The First Settlement
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‘Of such meetings,’ said General Smuts, ‘you may have as many as you please. It is sufficient that you have understood what I desire in the matter.’
It was then seven o’clock in the evening. I had not a single farthing in my pocket. The secretary of General Smuts gave me the railway fare to Johannesburg. There was no need to stop at Pretoria and announce the settlement to the Indians there. The leaders were all in Johannesburg, which was our headquarters. There was now only one more train for Johannesburg, and I was able to catch it.
