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The Attack

           Hestoodquitestillandgavemeeveryopportunity,butwhetheritwastheexcitementorthewind,orthefactofthemanbeingalongshot,Idon’tknow,butthiswaswhathappened. Gettingdeadon,asIthought,afinesight,Ipressed,andwhenthepuffofsmokehadclearedaway,tomydisgust,Isawmymanstandingthereunharmed,whilsthisorderly,whowasatleastthreepacestotheleft,wasstretcheduponthegroundapparentlydead. Turningswiftly,theofficerIhadaimedatbegantoruntowardshismeninevidentalarm. 

           "Bravo,Quatermain!"sangoutGood;"you’vefrightenedhim." 

           Thismademeveryangry,for,ifpossibletoavoidit,Ihatetomissinpublic. Whenamanismasterofonlyonearthelikestokeepuphisreputationinthatart. Movedquiteoutofmyselfatmyfailure,Ididarashthing. Rapidlycoveringthegeneralasheran,Iletdrivewiththesecondbarrel. Instantlythepoormanthrewuphisarms,andfellforwardontohisface. ThistimeIhadmadenomistake; andIsayitasaproofofhowlittlewethinkofotherswhenourownsafety,pride,orreputationisinquestionIwasbruteenoughtofeeldelightedatthesight. 

           Theregimentswhohadseenthefeatcheeredwildlyatthisexhibitionofthewhiteman’smagic,whichtheytookasanomenofsuccess, whiletheforcethegeneralhadbelongedtowhich,indeed,asweascertainedafterwards,hehadcommandedfellbackinconfusion. 

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