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Now, the ht But two hours before that

tian our moves, since the cattle must be driven out of the

kraals as soon as she appeared and gave the needful light Otherwise

the fight in the pass would in all probability be delayed till after

sunrise, when the Amakoba would see how small was the number of their

foes Terror, doubt, darkness--these must be our allies if our desperate

venture was to succeed

All was arranged at last and the time had come We, the three captains

of our divided force, bade each other farewell, and passed the word

down the ranks that, should we be separated by the accidents of war, -place of any who survived

Tshoza and his fifty glided away into the shadow silently as ghosts

and were gone Presently the fierce-faced Saduko departed also with

his fifty He carried the double-barrelled gun I had given him, and

was accompanied by one of my best hunters, a Natal native, as also

ars Our hope was that the

sound of these guns ht terrify the foe, should there be occasion to

use theain, andDutch white uns of that day were called--all natives wereain Then I,