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Banning: In London, I spent an afternoon with Father Cosmos
Desmond, who had just finished a protracted spell of banning. In
19711 m& with four banned persons, two white and two black
Sports: Morn6 du Plessis, major rugby star was most helpful;
Louis Wessels, editor of a major sports magazine; Dawie de
Villiers, famous Springbok captain (1971); Gary Player, with
whom I had an extensive discussion in America.
Mining: I am especially indebted to Norman Kern, who spent a
day showing me the deepest levels of the gold mines at Welkom.
Animals: Graeme Innes gave me three days of personal touring in
Kruger National Park; Nick Steele showed me Hluhluwe and
arranged for me to visit Umfolozi. Ken Tindley, a South African
natura ist in charge of Gorongoza in Mogambique, allowed me to
work with him for a week. John Owen and Miles Turner gave me
unequaled aerial tours of Serengeti.
Vrymeer. I am particularly indebted to A. A. 'Tony' Rajchrt,
who allowed me to inspect in great detail his farm at
Chrissiesmeer, its operation, its chain of lakes and herd of
blesbok.

Various scholars honored me by consenting to read chapters
which impinged on their fields of specialization. I sought their
harshest criticism and welcomed their suggestions. Where error
was identified, I made corrections, but where interpretation was
concerned, I sometimes ignored advice. No error which remains
can be charged to anyone but me.

For each chapter, I consulted most of the available historical
studies and found a wealth of material. Some of it substantiated
what I wrote; some contested it. Since many biographers of Cecil
Rhodes gloss over or surppress his embarrassment with the
Princess Radziwill, I was left with only three accounts: two brief
statements by two of his, young men, and one excellent full-scale
treatment by Brian Roberts: Cecils Rhodes and the Princess.

I wrote the brief segment in Chapter XIV concerning Cambridge
University two years before the unmasking of Sir Anthony Blunt
as the notorious 'fourth man.'My own inquiries had led me to his
trail, or to that of someone exactly like him.

I Contents I

1. Prologue