john9221
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whowasfeelingspitefulwantedtodobutthisIwouldnotallowfor
whatwastheuseoftryingtostopapackofcowardswhoaslikelyas
notwouldattackusfrombehindifarushcamehopedthustopropiti-
atetheArabs?WhathappenedtothosemenIdonotknowfortheyvan-
ishedcompletelynordidIeverhearofth[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]gain.Perhapssomeof
themescapedbacktothecoastbutbeingwithoutarmsorfoodthisI
thinkmorethandoubtful.Thepoorwretchesmusthavewanderedtill
theystarvedorwerekilledbywildbeastsunlessindeedtheywerecap-
tured and enslaved.
Nowourpositionwasveryserious.Herewewerefivemenandone
donkey;forIthinkIhavesaidthatIpossessedthisbeastaparticularly
intelligentcreaturecalledDonnaafterahalf-breedPortuguesewoman
therestofwhosenameIforgetwhohadsoldittomewithtwoothers
thatdiedontheroad.Beneathuscompletelyhiddenwerefortyorfifty
determinedenemieswhoprobablywerewaitingfornightfalltocreepup
the koppie and cut our throats. What could we do?
Hanswhoseimaginationwasfertilesuggestedvariousexpedients.
Hisfirstwasthatweshouldtrytofirethereedsandlonggrassinwhich
theArabshadtakencoverwhichwasquiteimpracticablebecausefirst
wehadtogettherewithoutbeingshot;alsotheywerestilltoogreento
burnandthewindwasblowingthewrongway.Hisnextideawasthat
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