The stars in their courses have fought for us, Frank Muller, and so far we have conquered.

But how is it to end?
You are no fool; tell me, how will it end ?" Frank Muller rose and walked twice up and down the room before he answered.

"Shall I tell you ?" he asked, and then, without waiting for a reply, went on: "It will end in our getting the country back.

That is what this armistice means.

There are thousands of _rooibaatjes_ there at the Nek; they cannot therefore be waiting for soldiers.