For the rest, your peril is certainly great, and now let God's strength help you if it can.
Come, God, show Your strength.

He does not answer, you see, or perhaps He knows that Swart Piet is god here and is afraid." "Cease your blasphemy," said Ralph in a hoarse voice, "and tell me what you want with us." "What do I want?
I want her whose scorn and beauty have driven me mad, her for whom I have been seeking this long time--Suzanne Botmar." "She is my wife," said Ralph; "would you steal away my wife ?" "No, friend, for that would not be lawful.

I will not take your wife, but I shall take your widow, as will be easy, seeing that you are armed with God's strength only." Now understanding all this man's devilish purpose, Suzanne fell upon her knees before him, imploring him with many piteous words.

But knowing that death was at hand Ralph's heart rose to it, as that of a high-couraged man will do, and he bade her to cease her supplications and rise.

Then in a loud, clear voice he spoke in the Kaffir tongue, so that those who were with Piet Van Vooren should understand him.
"It seems, Piet Van Vooren," he said, "that you have stolen upon us here to carry off my wife by violence after you have murdered me.