God Almighty, no doubt, knows His mind about me, so I need not trouble on that point.

Secondly, I am a poor man.

For nearly forty years I have hunted and traded, but I have never made more than a living.

Well, gentlemen, I don't know if you are aware that the average life of an elephant hunter from the time he takes to the trade is between four and five years.

So you see I have lived through about seven generations of my class, and I should think that my time cannot be far off, anyway.