Next second she ran to the wall of the kraal and began to climb over it, an example which the little girl followed.
But Flossie was evidently very stiff and cramped, and could only go slowly, and as she went two Masai flying down the kraal caught sight of her and rushed towards her to kill her.

The first fellow came up just as the poor little girl, after a desperate effort to climb the wall, fell back into the kraal.

Up flashed the great spear, and as it did so a bullet from my rifle found its home in the holder's ribs, and over he went like a shot rabbit.
But behind him was the other man, and, alas, I had only that one cartridge in the magazine! Flossie had scrambled to her feet and was facing the second man, who was advancing with raised spear.

I turned my head aside and felt sick as death.

I could not bear to see him stab her.