16/23 Now know we come in peace, not in war. See," and I held up the Winchester repeater; "here is a hollow staff that shall enable thee to kill even as we kill, only I lay this charm upon it, thou shalt kill no man with it. If thou liftest it against a man, it shall kill thee. Bid a soldier step forty paces and place the shaft of a spear in the ground so that the flat blade looks towards us." In a few seconds it was done. |