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These were the orders that I gave to the A them that he

who disobeyed would be punished with death They were not to stir until

I, or, if I should be killed, one ofexcited, they ht leap out before the time and

kill some of our own people, who very likely would beAnal had been given, they were to rush on the Aully, so that the eneht

upwards on a steep slope

That was all I told the tooI added, however--that they must

conquer or they must die There was no mercy for them; it was a case

of death or victory Their spokesman--for these people always find

a spokesman--answered that they thanked me for my advice; that they

understood, and that they would do their best Then they lifted their

spears to ht

as they departed to take shelter behind the rocks and trees and wait

That waiting was long, and I confess that before the end it got upon

s, such as whether

I should live to see the sun rise again; also I reflected upon the