Perhaps the most extraordinary South African incident resulted from an overnight jaunt, when he failed to arrive on the expected hour at a township where he was due to appear in the evening.
Ada Crossley and the rest of the party walked to the edge of the township anxiously scanning the surrounding veldt with binoculars.
Minutes passed and then quite unexpectedly a group of ferocious-looking Zulu warriors bounded over the horizon with Percy happily jogging along behind them. He wanted to invite his new friends to the concert, but had second thoughts when it was pointed out to him that such an action could have the entire party ignominiously drummed out of the country and possibly start another Boer War into the bargain.
Grainger in South Africa
John Bird p.88
Ada Crossley and the rest of the party walked to the edge of the township anxiously scanning the surrounding veldt with binoculars.
Minutes passed and then quite unexpectedly a group of ferocious-looking Zulu warriors bounded over the horizon with Percy happily jogging along behind them. He wanted to invite his new friends to the concert, but had second thoughts when it was pointed out to him that such an action could have the entire party ignominiously drummed out of the country and possibly start another Boer War into the bargain.
Grainger in South Africa
John Bird p.88
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