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The Last Stand of the Greys

           Asthosewhoreadthishistorywillprobablylongagohavegathered,Iam,tobehonest,abitofacoward,andcertainlyinnowaygiventofighting, thoughsomehowithasoftenbeenmylottogetintounpleasantpositions,andtobeobligedtoshedman’sblood. ButIhavealwayshatedit,andkeptmyownbloodasundiminishedinquantityaspossible,sometimesbyajudicioususeofmyheels. Atthismoment,however,forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ifeltmybosomburnwithmartialardour. Warlikefragmentsfromthe"IngoldsbyLegends,"togetherwithnumbersofsanguinaryversesintheOldTestament,sprangupinmybrainlikemushroomsinthedark; myblood,whichhithertohadbeenhalf-frozenwithhorror,wentbeatingthroughmyveins,andtherecameuponmeasavagedesiretokillandsparenot. Iglancedroundattheserriedranksofwarriorsbehindus,andsomehow,allinaninstant,Ibegantowonderifmyfacelookedliketheirs. Theretheystood,thehandstwitching,thelipsapart,thefiercefeaturesinstinctwiththehungrylustofbattle,andintheeyesalookliketheglareofabloodhoundwhenafterlongpursuithesightshisquarry. 

           OnlyIgnosi’sheart,tojudgefromhiscomparativeself-possession,seemed,toallappearances,tobeatascalmlyaseverbeneathhisleopard-skincloak,thoughevenhestillgroundhisteeth. Icouldbearitnolonger. 

           "Arewetostandheretillweputoutroots,UmbopaIgnosi,ImeanwhileTwalaswallowsourbrothersyonder?"Iasked. 

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