These two men lent the knives you gave them to two of the boldest among the slaves that they might cut the cords of the slave-sticks and the other cords with which they were tied, and then pass them down the lines, that their brothers might do the same.

But perhaps the Arabs will find it out, and then the Mazitu and the other must lose their knives.

That is all.

Has the Baas a little tobacco ?" "Now, Stephen," I said when Hans had gone and I had explained everything, "there are two courses open to us.

Either we can try to give these gentlemen the slip at once, in which case we must leave the woman and child to their fate, or we can stop where we are and wait to be attacked." "I won't run," said Stephen sullenly; "it would be cowardly to desert that poor creature.