Cassell's Magazine, vol. 53, no. 2

'And I tell you, Marie, what I have told you already, and you too, Allan, that this thing may not be,' answered Marais

I aimed at the first fellow, holding about eight yards ahead of him to allow for his pace

'Mynheer Pereira,' he added in a great voice, 'you are a cheat, who have brought disgrace upon us Boers'

I galloped home down the rock-strewn slope, wishing that the horse would stumble and break my neck

Marie