Do you think we are fools to believe your cock-and-bull stories about magazine-rifles and guns that would dwarf all that the British Army could bring up against the Boers ?" "You can do as you like about believing," said Ingleborough coldly.

"I have only told you what I learned for myself when I was staying in Pretoria." "And do you mean to tell us that the Boers have guns like that ?" "I do," said Ingleborough.
"Then where did they get them ?" "From the great French and German makers, From Creusot and Krupp." "And how did they get them up to Pretoria ?" "From the Cape and Delagoa Bay." "What nonsense!" cried another voice.

"Their arms and ammunition would have been stopped at once.

What do you say to that ?" "The Boers are slim," said Ingleborough.

"Hundreds of tons of war material have been going up-country for years as ironmongery goods and machinery.