Or they might not; or if they did they might return." "Whatever happened," he remarked sagely, "we should scarcely be welcome in their country afterwards, so I think we had better do nothing unless we are obliged." I nodded, for it was obvious that we could not fight hundreds of men, and told Sammy, who was perfectly livid with fear, to bring the breakfast.

No wonder he was afraid, poor fellow, for we were in great danger.

These Mazitu had a bad name, and if they chose to attack us we should all be dead in a few minutes.
The coffee and some cold buck's flesh were put upon our little camp-table in front of the tent which we had pitched because of the rain, and we began to eat.

The Zulu hunters also ate from a bowl of mealie porridge which they had cooked on the previous night, each of them with his loaded rifle upon his knees.

Our proceedings appeared to puzzle the Mazitu very much indeed.