human
We went into the reeds, said Sirayo,
gpt
We thought at first you had been killed.
human
Yoh! we each smote our man, for they were startled; then we took their shields, called to the other four to throw them off their guard, and entered the reeds. We went through them till we came abreast of the impi. Then we lay and watched. There were four Indunas and two white men. They ate and slept, and in the afternoon took medicine from the _amapakati_, a big man whom the Gaika had seen before.
gpt
Eweh, interposed Klaas, whose eyes gleamed through the dark,
human
They took medicine and danced. Then they marched, and we thought at first they were going to eat you up. I saw the people on the mountain. They took alarm; the horns sounded, and I knew the impi was not on your spoor. They have made their fires high up, and in the morning will ascend. It is well. Our path will be clear.
gpt
And the white men?
human
One I have seen before, said Klaas,
gpt
You have done good service, and we will remember. They will have their hands full with the mountain people.
human
Oh, ayi, and with the people beyond if they enter the valley.
gpt
Then our chances improve, said Hume, turning to Webster,
human
I suppose there can be little doubt that this is Lieutenant Gobo, and that he has somehow possessed himself of the secret of the Rock.
gpt
And he has lost much time in his efforts to put us out of the way. We'll be before him yet, unless we take this opportunity of escaping.
human
No, no, cried Laura;
gpt
Do you recall how the _Swift_ leapt at the great sides of the cruiser through a fury of shot?
human
Yes, said Hume softly,
gpt
Then we advance, said Laura.
human
When?
gpt
Well, we must wait until the Zulus have broken camp, then we must strike across their line of march, and continue south, about six miles, I should say, from my recollection of the map, to bring us opposite that bend in the mountain where the Rock may be seen from. I cannot understand why Gobo, if he is in search of the treasure, should approach the mountain at the spot selected.