Do you know what happened next day?
Cetewayo's impis came over the hills, and in an hour there wasn't a living white soul in the glen.

Two men escaped, and one of them was called Peter Japp.' 'We are in God's hands then, and must wait on His will,' I said solemnly.
There was no more sleep for Wardlaw and myself that night.

We made the best barricade we could of the windows, loaded all our weapons, and trusted to Colin to give us early news.

Before supper I went over to get Japp to join us, but found that that worthy had sought help from his old protector, the bottle, and was already sound asleep with both door and window open.
I had made up my mind that death was certain, and yet my heart belied my conviction, and I could not feel the appropriate mood.

If anything I was more cheerful since I had heard the drums.