There could be no legal consequences now that the British Government was in the act of surrender.

It would be a meritorious deed to execute a rebel Englishman.
[*] It is not a very rare thing to meet white men in South Africa who believe more or less in the efficacy of native witchcraft, and, although such a proceeding is forbidden by law, who at a pinch will not hesitate to consult the witch-doctors .-- Author.
Yes, it was all plain sailing now.

How long had it needed to win her--three years?
He had loved her for three years.

Well, he would have his reward; and then, his passion satisfied, he would turn his mind to those far-reaching, ambitious schemes, whereof the end was something like a throne..