You may get away with your lives." Then my white man's pride came to my aid.
"Nay," I answered, "I will not run while others stay to fight." "I never thought you would, Macumazahn, who, I am sure, do not wish to earn a new and ugly name.

Well, neither will the Amawombe run to become a mock among their people.

The King's orders were that we should try to help Umbelazi, if the battle went against him.

We obey the King's orders by dying where we stand.

Macumazahn, do you think that you could hit that big fellow who is shouting insults at us there?
If so, I should be obliged to you, as I dislike him very much," and he showed me a captain who was swaggering about in front of the lines of the first of the Usutu regiments, about six hundred yards away.
"I will try," I answered, "but it's a long shot." Dismounting, I climbed a pile of stones and, resting my rifle on the topmost of them, took a very full sight, aimed, held my breath, and pressed the trigger.