Копи царя Соломона
The Attack
"Yes;especiallyasInfadoossaysthatthewatersupplyhasgivenout."
"Mylord,thatisso,"saidInfadoos; "thespringcannotsupplythewantsofsogreatamultitude,anditisfailingrapidly. Beforenightweshallallbethirsty. Listen,Macumazahn.Thouartwise,andhastdoubtlessseenmanywarsinthelandsfromwhencethoucamest—thatisifindeedtheymakewarsintheStars. Nowtellus,whatshallwedo?Twalahasbroughtupmanyfreshmentotaketheplaceofthosewhohavefallen. YetTwalahaslearnthislesson;thehawkdidnotthinktofindtheheronready; butourbeakhaspiercedhisbreast;hefearstostrikeatusagain. Wetooarewounded,andhewillwaitforustodie;hewillwindhimselfrounduslikeasnakeroundabuck,andfightthefightof‘sitdown.’"
"Ihearthee,"Isaid.
"So,Macumazahn,thouseestwehavenowaterhere,andbutalittlefood,andwemustchoosebetweenthesethreethings —tolanguishlikeastarvinglioninhisden,ortostrivetobreakawaytowardsthenorth,or"—andhereheroseandpointedtowardsthedensemassofourfoes—"tolaunchourselvesstraightatTwala’sthroat. Incubu,thegreatwarrior —fortodayhefoughtlikeabuffaloinanet,andTwala’ssoldierswentdownbeforehisaxelikeyoungcornbeforethehail; withtheseeyesIsawit—Incubusays‘Charge’;buttheElephantiseverpronetocharge.
