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The Attack

           ButtherealdecisionastoourplanslaywithIgnosi,who,sincehehadbeenrecognisedasrightfulking,couldexercisethealmostunboundedrightsofsovereignty,including,ofcourse,thefinaldecisiononmattersofgeneralship, anditwastohimthatalleyeswerenowturned. 

           Atlength,afterapause,duringwhichheappearedtobethinkingdeeply,hespoke. 

           "Incubu,Macumazahn,andBougwan,bravewhitemen,andmyfriends; Infadoos,myuncle,andchiefs;myheartisfixed. IwillstrikeatTwalathisday,andsetmyfortunesontheblow,ay,andmylifemylifeandyourlivesalso. Listen;thuswillIstrike. Yeseehowthehillcurvesroundlikethehalf-moon,andhowtheplainrunslikeagreentonguetowardsuswithinthecurve?" 

           "Wesee,"Ianswered. 

           "Good;itisnowmid-day,andthemeneatandrestafterthetoilofbattle. Whenthesunhasturnedandtravelledalittlewaytowardsthedarkness,letthyregiment,myuncle,advancewithoneotherdowntothegreentongue, anditshallbethatwhenTwalaseesithewillhurlhisforceatittocrushit. Butthespotisnarrow,andtheregimentscancomeagainsttheeoneatatimeonly;somaytheybedestroyedonebyone, andtheeyesofallTwala’sarmyshallbefixeduponastrugglethelikeofwhichhasnotbeenseenbylivingman. Andwiththee,myuncle,shallgoIncubumyfriend,thatwhenTwalaseeshisbattle-axeflashinginthefirstrankoftheGreyshisheartmaygrowfaint. 

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