It smashed my knee, and I shall never be able to use my leg again.

I well-nigh died of fever and vexation, but Freda nursed me through it.

She had me carried on a litter here to be away from the noise and revelry of the camp.

Last night there was a sudden outcry.

Some of my men who sprang to arms were smitten down, and the assailants burst in here and tore Freda, shrieking, away.