I asked him what the time was, to which he replied that it lacked two hours to dawn.

Then I asked him why he had not been sleeping.

He replied that he had been asleep and dreamed a dream.

Idly enough I inquired what dream, to which he replied: "Rather a strange one, Baas, for a man who is about to go into battle.

I dreamed that I was in a large place that was full of quiet.