7/39 I was just a little quicker than a thousand other men present, and I was nearer to the stage." "Not nearer than my father or Mr.Stafford." "They had a bigger shock than I had, I suppose. They got struck numb for a second. I have seen lots of sickening things; and I suppose they don't stun me. We get callous, I fancy, we veld-rangers and adventurers." "You seem sensitive enough to fine emotions," she said, almost shyly. |