Also one knows all her faults, but who can say how many there may be hidden up in new women however beautifully they are tattooed ?" and he pointed to the elaborate engraving upon the guns.
I translated this speech to Lord Ragnall.

It made him laugh, at which I was glad for up till then I had not seen him even smile.

I should add that in addition to these sporting weapons there were no fewer than fifty military rifles of the best make, they were large-bore Sniders that had just then been put upon the market, and with them, packed in tin cases, a great quantity of ammunition.

Although the regulations were not so strict then as they are now, I met with a great deal of difficulty in getting all this armament through the Customs.

Lord Ragnall however had letters from the Colonial Office to such authorities as ruled in Natal, and on our giving a joint undertaking that they were for defensive purposes only in unexplored territory and not for sale, they were allowed through.