He had stood at my side at Thaba'Nchu and on the banks of the Zand River.

I had always found him the most willing and reliable of officers, and he had won the respect and trust of every man who knew him.
He was faithful to the end.

Although he might well have joined our enemies, he preferred to set the seal of fidelity upon his life by his imprisonment.

Long may he live to enjoy the trust of the Afrikander people! I remained late that evening in the town.

It was somewhat risky to do so, as the place was full of English inhabitants, and of Afrikanders who did not favour our cause.