Jess looked and shuddered involuntarily.
"He looks like a devil in hell," she said; "the fire seems to be running all up and down him." "Well," said John, "he is certainly a devil, but I am sorry to say that he has not yet reached his destination.

Here he comes, like a whirlwind." In another twenty seconds Muller had reined the great black horse on to his haunches alongside of them, and was smiling sweetly and taking off his hat.
"You see I have managed to keep my word," he said.

"I can tell you that I had great difficulty in doing so; indeed I was nearly obliged to give the thing up at the last moment.

However, here I am." "Where are we to outspan to-night ?" asked Jess.

"At Standerton ?" "No," he said; "I am afraid that is more than I could manage for you, unless you can persuade the English officers there to surrender.