Yes, give me one of them, and take the other one yourself and, while we eat, we can talk.

Of course, I must make an effort to rescue my cousin from the hands of this band." "Yes, master, I knew that you would do that." "Did you ask how many there were of them, Meinik ?" "Some say forty, some say sixty." "If we knew where they are now, and could come up to them, we might manage to get them off while the robbers were asleep." Meinik shook his head.
"They are sure to keep a strict guard, over a white officer," he said; "but if we rushed in and shouted, and fired pistols, they might all run away." "I am afraid not, Meinik.

There might be a scare for a minute but, directly they saw that there were only two of us, they would turn and kill us.

Your people are brave enough.

They may feel that they cannot stand against our troops, owing to our discipline; but they fight bravely hand-to-hand.