For a while he kept himself calm, but when this knowledge came home to his mind his reason left him, and he grew more than commonly mad with rage and disappointment, for after all his crimes and toil Suzanne was now as far from him as ever.

Springing from his horse, but still keeping the gun in his hand, he ran up to the triple ring of soldiers, pausing only at the hedge of assegais which shone about it.
"Open," he said, "open, you red dogs!" but not a spear moved.

Twice he ran round the circle, then he stopped and cried, "Sihamba.

Is Sihamba here ?" "Surely, Bull-Head," answered the little woman, walking forward from where she stood behind the _schimmel_.

"Where else should I be?
I pray you, soldiers, draw a little way but not far apart, that yonder half-breed may satisfy his eyes with the sight of me.