' And every man and woman and child listening, even the seven servants not included in the prayer, knew that what Theunis was saying had to be true. Phlegmatically the officers continued their game, so a second shell had to be launched, and this came so close that the young men flew helter-skelter. 'How long? As if everything had to be com- pleted in a hurry. Turning to the brigade, he said, 'Retire twenty paces and regroup.
It is a race between reason and anarchy, and he assures me that where men of good sense are concerned, reason always wins. The arrival at Thaba Nchu of so many new emigrants caused other troubles. One bright, sunny day in 1799, when he was eleven, he learned the real meaning of obedience. Our job will be to hand the prince freshly loaded guns as he fires at the beasts.
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