First of all, though, we must go well into the bush; at daybreak tomorrow morning we will drive off twenty sheep, and go right away a hundred miles, and wait there till matters have settled down.

They will never take the troops out that distance after us.

Then we can come back again, and hang about the settlement and take what we want.

The wild blacks don't come near there, and we shall be safer in pairs than we should be if we kept together; and of course we could meet once a week or so to talk over our plans.

We must borrow some whisky, flour, tea, tobacco, and a few other items from the settlers, but we had better do without them for this trip.