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Solomon’s Road

           Itwasaknottypoint,butImadeupmymindthatwemustriskitandusetheexpresses. 

           "Leteachofustakethebuckoppositetohim.Aimwellatthepointoftheshoulderandhighup,"saidI; "andUmbopa,doyougivetheword,sothatwemayallfiretogether." 

           Thencameapause,eachofusaiminghislevelbest,asindeedamanislikelytodowhenheknowsthatlifeitselfdependsupontheshot. 

           "Fire,"saidUmbopainZulu,andatalmostthesameinstantthethreeriflesrangoutloudly; threecloudsofsmokehungforamomentbeforeus,andahundredechoeswentflyingoverthesilentsnow. Presentlythesmokecleared,andrevealedoh,joy!agreatbucklyingonitsbackandkickingfuriouslyinitsdeathagony. Wegaveayelloftriumphweweresavedweshouldnotstarve. Weakaswewere,werusheddowntheinterveningslopeofsnow,andintenminutesfromthetimeofshooting,thatanimal’sheartandliverwerelyingbeforeus. Butnowanewdifficultyarose,wehadnofuel,andthereforecouldmakenofiretocookthem. Wegazedateachotherindismay. 

           "Starvingmenshouldnotbefanciful,"saidGood;"wemusteatrawmeat." 

           Therewasnootherwayoutofthedilemma, andourgnawinghungermadethepropositionlessdistastefulthanitwouldotherwisehavebeen. Sowetooktheheartandliverandburiedthemforafewminutesinapatchofsnowtocoolthem. Thenwewashedthemintheice-coldwaterofthestream,andlastlyatethemgreedily. 

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