Копи царя Соломона
The Last Stand of the Greys
Accordingly,ordershavingbeenissuedtotheremainingninetymenoftheGreystoemploythemselvesincollectingthewounded,wejoinedIgnosi, whoinformedusthathewaspressingontoLootocompletethevictorybycapturingTwala,ifthatshouldbepossible. Beforewehadgonefar,suddenlywediscoveredthefigureofGoodsittingonanant-heapaboutonehundredpacesfromus. ClosebesidehimwasthebodyofaKukuana.
"Hemustbewounded,"saidSirHenryanxiously. Ashemadetheremark,anuntowardthinghappened. ThedeadbodyoftheKukuanasoldier,orratherwhathadappearedtobehisdeadbody,suddenlysprangup,knockedGoodheadoverheelsofftheant-heap,andbegantospearhim. Werushedforwardinterror,andaswedrewnearwesawthebrawnywarriormakingdigafterdigattheprostrateGood,whoateachprodjerkedallhislimbsintotheair. Seeinguscoming,theKukuanagaveonefinalandmostviciousdig,andwithashoutof"Takethat,wizard!"boltedaway. Gooddidnotmove,andweconcludedthatourpoorcomradewasdonefor. Sadlywecametowardshim,andwereastonishedtofindhimpaleandfaintindeed,butwithaserenesmileuponhisface,andhiseyeglassstillfixedinhiseye.
"Capitalarmourthis,"hemurmured,oncatchingsightofourfacesbendingoverhim."Howsoldthatbeggarmusthavebeen,"andthenhefainted.
