'I feel as a young man once more.

My strength has come back to me, ay, even as a lamp flares up before it dies.

Fear not, I shall fight a good fight; the wine and the sleep have put a new heart into me.
'Macumazahn, I have dreamed a dream.

I dreamed that thou and I stood together on a star, and looked down on the world, and thou wast as a spirit, Macumazahn, for light flamed through thy flesh, but I could not see what was the fashion of mine own face.
The hour has come for us, old hunter.

So be it: we have had our time, but I would that in it I had seen some more such fights as yesterday's.
'Let them bury me after the fashion of my people, Macumazahn, and set my eyes towards Zululand;' and he took my hand and shook it, and then turned to face the advancing foe.
Just then, to my astonishment, the Zu-Vendi officer Kara clambered over our improvised wall in his quiet, determined sort of way, and took his stand by the Zulu, unsheathing his sword as he did so.
'What, comest thou too ?' laughed out the old warrior.