That was not our cruelty to animals but Christian's who whenever I ordered him to halt and let us rest, yelled that the Englesses were after us and galloped on.

The retreat was a terribly pathetic spectacle; for hours we passed through group after group of the broken and dispirited Boers.

At Kronstad President Steyn whom I went to see on arriving ordered a special car for me, and sent us off at once.

We reached here the next morning, Christian arriving a day later having killed one mule and one pony in his eagerness to escape.
We are going back again as soon as Roberts reaches the Vaal.

There there must be a stand.