Ngowe-1790, kwakukho indoda engumFrentshi egama linguSifrac, eyayikrelekrele kakhulu.

Ngenye imini wayehamba esitratweni eParis.Kwakune imvula ngezolo, kwaye kwakunzima ukuhamba endleleni.Kwangoko yaqengqeleka inqwelo emva kwakhe. Isitrato sasimxinwa, nenqwelwana ibanzi;cWasinda ekugityweni yiyo, kodwa yazala ludaka nemvula.Abanye bathi bakumbona bazisola, bafunga ngomsindo befuna ukumisa inqwelo bathethe.Kodwa Sifracbembombozela, “Yimani, yimani, nibayeke bahambe.”

Ithe yakuba ikude inqwelo, wema ngasendleleni, engashukumi, wathi, Indlela imxinwa, yaye baninzi abantu; yini na ukuba ingajikwa?Inqwelwana kufuneka inqunyulwe phakathi endleleni, amavili amane enziwe abe ngamavili amabini…Wacinga njalo wagoduka ukuya kuyila.Emva kovavanyo oluphindaphindiweyo, ngowe-1791 kwakhiwa “ivili lehashe lomthi” lokuqala.Eyona bhayisekile yamandulo yayenziwe ngamaplanga yaye yayinolwakhiwo olulula.Yayingenayo inqwelo-mafutha nakuqhuba, ngoko umkhweli wayo wayityhala ngamandla emhlabeni ngeenyawo yaye kwafuneka ehle ukuze asuse ibhayisekile xa etshintsha indlela.

Nangona kunjalo, xa uSifracwathatha ibhayisekile ukujikeleza epakini, wonke umntu wayemangalisiwe kwaye echukumisekile.