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With Kitchener in the Soudan

CHAPTER 9: Safely Back
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We wish to see if the infidels are still at Ambukol." "For that you will not want guns," the man said, "and we need them badly.

I beg of you to give them to us." "They may be of use to us.

We may come upon infidel scouts." "Nevertheless, my friends, you must hand them over to us.

We are, as you see, eight, and you are only two.

The law of the desert is that the stronger take, and the weaker lose." "It may be so, sometimes," Gregory said quietly, "but not in this case.
I advise you to ride your way, and we will ride ours." Then he said to Zaki, "Dismount and stand behind your horse, and fire over the saddle; but don't fire the first shot now." He threw himself from his saddle.


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