If her husband mounts him at sunset, he can be with the Swallow in the laager well before the dawn, in time to warn them all.

Presently, when he returns from killing Bull-Head, I will show him the road, for I shall live till sunset.

Give me more water, I pray you." Now I saw that nothing could be done till Ralph and Jan returned, if they ever should return, so I prayed of Sihamba to tell me what had passed, for I saw that she could not live long, and desired to know the truth before she died.

And she told me, with many rests and at no great length indeed, but very clearly, and as I listened I marvelled more and more at this Kaffir woman's love, faithfulness, and courage.

At last she came to the tale of how she had disguised Suzanne, and set up the corpse in her place in the chair of rock.
"Step but a few paces there to the right," she said, "and you will see it." I did as she bade me, and then it was that on looking upwards I saw Ralph and Swart Piet struggling together.