human
Hurt, while I have been lying here like a log. Well, it is my turn to help now. Let us look at it. Gently he drew away the roughly-tied bandage, and caught his breath at what he saw. He looked quickly over his shoulder.
gpt
Laura, tell Klaas to get some water. She went out slowly, and he examined the injury. The upper part of Hume's face was blackened, the eyelashes and eyebrows burnt off, the eyelids glued to the cheeks.
human
Poor lad! he muttered.
gpt
She must not see this.
human
Is it so bad; will I ever see again, Jim?
gpt
Ay, man, that you will! I have seen a worse case mend within a week with the proper treatment. Laura, you look worn--lie down and rest. This is my case. Klaas, bring water and some clean damp moss.
human
Leave me alone--it's torture.
gpt
Good--the powder has pierced the lids, and what you feel is the grit on the eyeballs, and he went on sponging.
human
The upper part of your face is a colourable imitation of Klaas's.
gpt
Jim, don't be so cruel.
human
Oblige me by going to sleep, young lady. Now for the damp moss, and, picking out all the coarse stuff, he placed a portion over each eye, and tied the bandage.
gpt
Now, take this brandy, and keep quiet. Then, in singular contradiction to his own words, he burst out:
human
How the devil did this happen?
gpt
I'll tell you what, he said, as though with a sudden inspiration,
human
Yes, she said;
gpt
What! almost shouted Webster,
human
The people are moving down below, said the chief;
gpt
Which way do the Zulus move?
human
Away towards the shining place from the spot where we saw the fires burn last night.
gpt
Are there many of the other people?
human
Ay, they outnumber the Zulus, but they are not eager for the fight. Maybe they have already been attacked.
gpt
We will descend, then!
human
Descend!
gpt
Yes; don't you see, he continued quickly, though his lips trembled at the pain,
human
No, I don't. I know nothing of the people of the valley, and it will be folly now to continue.
gpt
You must not, cried Laura;
human
I have brought you thus far, he replied doggedly,