Копи царя Соломона
The Last Stand of the Greys
"Whereartthou,Incubu,thouwhiteman,whoslewestScraggamyson—seeifthoucanstslayme!" heshouted,andatthesametimehurledatollastraightatSirHenry,whofortunatelysawitcoming,andcaughtitonhisshield, whichittransfixed,remainingwedgedintheironplatebehindthehide.
Then,withacry,Twalasprangforwardstraightathim,andwithhisbattle-axestruckhimsuchablowupontheshieldthatthemereforceandshockofitbroughtSirHenry,strongmanasheis,downuponhisknees.
Butatthistimethematterwentnofurther,forthatinstantthererosefromtheregimentspressingroundussomethinglikeashoutofdismay,andonlookingupIsawthecause.
Totherightandtothelefttheplainwasalivewiththeplumesofchargingwarriors. Theoutflankingsquadronshadcometoourrelief. Thetimecouldnothavebeenbetterchosen. AllTwala’sarmy,asIgnosipredictedwouldbethecase,hadfixedtheirattentiononthebloodystrugglewhichwasragingroundtheremnantoftheGreysandthatoftheBuffaloes,whowerenowcarryingonabattleoftheirownatalittledistance, whichtworegimentshadformedthechestofourarmy. Itwasnotuntilourhornswereabouttocloseuponthemthattheyhaddreamedoftheirapproach,fortheybelievedtheseforcestobehiddeninreserveuponthecrestofthemoon-shapedhill. Andnow,beforetheycouldevenassumeaproperformationfordefence,theoutflankingImpishadleapt,likegreyhounds,ontheirflanks.
