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Before
we
reached
the
gate
of
the
kraal
the
moon
went
out
utterly
,
and
from
every
quarter
of
the
firmament
the
stars
rushed
forth
into
the
inky
sky
.
Holding
each
other
by
the
hand
we
stumbled
on
through
the
darkness
.
Luckily
for
us
,
Infadoos
and
the
chiefs
knew
all
the
paths
of
the
great
town
perfectly
,
so
that
we
passed
by
side-ways
unmolested
,
and
notwithstanding
the
gloom
we
made
fair
progress
.
For
an
hour
or
more
we
journeyed
on
,
till
at
length
the
eclipse
began
to
pass
,
and
that
edge
of
the
moon
which
had
disappeared
the
first
became
again
visible
.
Suddenly
,
as
we
watched
,
there
burst
from
it
a
silver
streak
of
light
,
accompanied
by
a
wondrous
ruddy
glow
,
which
hung
upon
the
blackness
of
the
sky
like
a
celestial
lamp
,
and
a
wild
and
lovely
sight
it
was
.
In
another
five
minutes
the
stars
began
to
fade
,
and
there
was
sufficient
light
to
see
our
whereabouts
.
We
then
discovered
that
we
were
clear
of
the
town
of
Loo
,
and
approaching
a
large
flat-topped
hill
,
measuring
some
two
miles
in
circumference
.
This
hill
,
which
is
of
a
formation
common
in
South
Africa
,
is
not
very
high
;
indeed
,
its
greatest
elevation
is
scarcely
more
than
200
feet
,
but
it
is
shaped
like
a
horseshoe
,
and
its
sides
are
rather
precipitous
and
strewn
with
boulders
.
On
the
grass
table-land
at
its
summit
is
ample
camping-ground
,
which
had
been
utilised
as
a
military
cantonment
of
no
mean
strength
.
Its
ordinary
garrison
was
one
regiment
of
three
thousand
men
,
but
as
we
toiled
up
the
steep
side
of
the
mountain
in
the
returning
moonlight
we
perceived
that
there
were
several
of
such
regiments
encamped
there
.
Reaching
the
table-land
at
last
,
we
found
crowds
of
men
roused
from
their
sleep
,
shivering
with
fear
and
huddled
up
together
in
the
utmost
consternation
at
the
natural
phenomenon
which
they
were
witnessing
.
Passing
through
these
without
a
word
,
we
gained
a
hut
in
the
centre
of
the
ground
,
where
we
were
astonished
to
find
two
men
waiting
,
laden
with
our
few
goods
and
chattels
,
which
of
course
we
had
been
obliged
to
leave
behind
in
our
hasty
flight
.
"
I
sent
for
them
,
"
explained
Infadoos
;
"
and
also
for
these
,
"
and
he
lifted
up
Good
's
long-lost
trousers
.
With
an
exclamation
of
rapturous
delight
Good
sprang
at
them
,
and
instantly
proceeded
to
put
them
on
.
"
Surely
my
lord
will
not
hide
his
beautiful
white
legs
!
"
exclaimed
Infadoos
regretfully
.
But
Good
persisted
,
and
once
only
did
the
Kukuana
people
get
the
chance
of
seeing
his
beautiful
legs
again
.
Good
is
a
very
modest
man
.
Henceforward
they
had
to
satisfy
their
æsthetic
longings
with
his
one
whisker
,
his
transparent
eye
,
and
his
movable
teeth
.
