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The Last Stand of the Greys

           Accordingly,ordershavingbeenissuedtotheremainingninetymenoftheGreystoemploythemselvesincollectingthewounded,wejoinedIgnosi, whoinformedusthathewaspressingontoLootocompletethevictorybycapturingTwala,ifthatshouldbepossible. Beforewehadgonefar,suddenlywediscoveredthefigureofGoodsittingonanant-heapaboutonehundredpacesfromus. ClosebesidehimwasthebodyofaKukuana. 

           "Hemustbewounded,"saidSirHenryanxiously. Ashemadetheremark,anuntowardthinghappened. ThedeadbodyoftheKukuanasoldier,orratherwhathadappearedtobehisdeadbody,suddenlysprangup,knockedGoodheadoverheelsofftheant-heap,andbegantospearhim. Werushedforwardinterror,andaswedrewnearwesawthebrawnywarriormakingdigafterdigattheprostrateGood,whoateachprodjerkedallhislimbsintotheair. Seeinguscoming,theKukuanagaveonefinalandmostviciousdig,andwithashoutof"Takethat,wizard!"boltedaway. Gooddidnotmove,andweconcludedthatourpoorcomradewasdonefor. Sadlywecametowardshim,andwereastonishedtofindhimpaleandfaintindeed,butwithaserenesmileuponhisface,andhiseyeglassstillfixedinhiseye. 

           "Capitalarmourthis,"hemurmured,oncatchingsightofourfacesbendingoverhim."Howsoldthatbeggarmusthavebeen,"andthenhefainted. 

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