Listen now for the plan, and be sure you understand it.

When these people are off-saddled and eating their food, you Kaffirs will fall on them--with the spear and the kerry alone, mind--and they will come to their end." "Does the master mean that we are to kill them ?" asked the man doubtfully.
"Yes," answered Swart Piet, with some hesitation.

"I do not want to kill them indeed, but I see no other way, except as regards the girl, of course, who must be saved.

These people are to be attacked and robbed by Kaffirs, for it must never be known that I had a hand in it, and you brutes of Kaffirs always kill.

Therefore, they must die, alas! especially the Englishman, though so far as I am concerned I should be glad to spare the others if I could, but it cannot be done without throwing suspicion upon me.