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"
We
have
chosen
,
O
king
,
"
came
back
the
answer
.
"
It
is
well
.
Turn
your
heads
and
see
how
Twala
's
messengers
go
forth
from
the
great
town
,
east
and
west
,
and
north
and
south
,
to
gather
a
mighty
army
to
slay
me
and
you
,
and
these
my
friends
and
protectors
.
To-morrow
,
or
perchance
the
next
day
,
he
will
come
against
us
with
all
who
are
faithful
to
him
.
Then
I
shall
see
the
man
who
is
indeed
my
man
,
the
man
who
fears
not
to
die
for
his
cause
;
and
I
tell
you
that
he
shall
not
be
forgotten
in
the
time
of
spoil
.
I
have
spoken
,
O
chiefs
,
captains
,
soldiers
,
and
people
.
Now
go
to
your
huts
and
make
you
ready
for
war
.
"
There
was
a
pause
,
till
presently
one
of
the
chiefs
lifted
his
hand
,
and
out
rolled
the
royal
salute
,
"
Koom
.
"
It
was
a
sign
that
the
soldiers
accepted
Ignosi
as
their
king
.
Then
they
marched
off
in
battalions
.
Half
an
hour
afterwards
we
held
a
council
of
war
,
at
which
all
the
commanders
of
regiments
were
present
.
It
was
evident
to
us
that
before
very
long
we
should
be
attacked
in
overwhelming
force
.
Indeed
,
from
our
point
of
vantage
on
the
hill
we
could
see
troops
mustering
,
and
runners
going
forth
from
Loo
in
every
direction
,
doubtless
to
summon
soldiers
to
the
king
's
assistance
.
We
had
on
our
side
about
twenty
thousand
men
,
composed
of
seven
of
the
best
regiments
in
the
country
.
Twala
,
so
Infadoos
and
the
chiefs
calculated
,
had
at
least
thirty
to
thirty-five
thousand
on
whom
he
could
rely
at
present
assembled
in
Loo
,
and
they
thought
that
by
midday
on
the
morrow
he
would
be
able
to
gather
another
five
thousand
or
more
to
his
aid
.
It
was
,
of
course
,
possible
that
some
of
his
troops
would
desert
and
come
over
to
us
,
but
it
was
not
a
contingency
which
could
be
reckoned
on
.
Meanwhile
,
it
was
clear
that
active
preparations
were
being
made
by
Twala
to
subdue
us
.
Already
strong
bodies
of
armed
men
were
patrolling
round
and
round
the
foot
of
the
hill
,
and
there
were
other
signs
also
of
coming
assault
.
Infadoos
and
the
chiefs
,
however
,
were
of
opinion
that
no
attack
would
take
place
that
day
,
which
would
be
devoted
to
preparation
and
to
the
removal
of
every
available
means
of
the
moral
effect
produced
upon
the
minds
of
the
soldiery
by
the
supposed
magical
darkening
of
the
moon
.
The
onslaught
would
be
on
the
morrow
,
they
said
,
and
they
proved
to
be
right
.
Meanwhile
,
we
set
to
work
to
strengthen
the
position
in
all
ways
possible
.
Almost
every
man
was
turned
out
,
and
in
the
course
of
the
day
,
which
seemed
far
too
short
,
much
was
done
.
The
paths
up
the
hill
--
that
was
rather
a
sanatorium
than
a
fortress
,
being
used
generally
as
the
camping
place
of
regiments
suffering
from
recent
service
in
unhealthy
portions
of
the
country
--
were
carefully
blocked
with
masses
of
stones
,
and
every
other
approach
was
made
as
impregnable
as
time
would
allow
.
Piles
of
boulders
were
collected
at
various
spots
to
be
rolled
down
upon
an
advancing
enemy
,
stations
were
appointed
to
the
different
regiments
,
and
all
preparation
was
made
which
our
joint
ingenuity
could
suggest
.
Just
before
sundown
,
as
we
rested
after
our
toil
,
we
perceived
a
small
company
of
men
advancing
towards
us
from
the
direction
of
Loo
,
one
of
whom
bore
a
palm
leaf
in
his
hand
for
a
sign
that
he
came
as
a
herald
.
As
he
drew
near
,
Ignosi
,
Infadoos
,
one
or
two
chiefs
and
ourselves
,
went
down
to
the
foot
of
the
mountain
to
meet
him
.
He
was
a
gallant-looking
fellow
,
wearing
the
regulation
leopard-skin
cloak
.
