Vrouw Prinsloo, be so good as to look after Marie Marais, and on Monday morning next bring her before me to be wed.

Until then, Henri Marais, I, as commandant, shall set a guard over you, with orders to seize you if it should be necessary.

Now I advise you to take a walk, and when you are calm again, to pray God to forgive you your wicked words, lest they should be fulfilled and drag you down to judgment." Then we all went, leaving Henri Marais still cutting up his tobacco on the disselboom.
On the Sunday I met Marais walking about the camp, followed by the guard whom Retief had set over him.

To my surprise he greeted me almost with affection.
"Allan," he said, "you must not misunderstand me.

I do not really wish ill to Marie, whom I love more dearly than I do my life; God alone knows how much I love her.