The owners only received a "brief" or note of credit on the Transvaal Government at Pretoria, to be paid after the war.

For fear of exciting curiosity, I did not walk about much, but observed from the windows of my sitting-room the mounted burghers patrolling the town, sometimes at a foot's pace, more often at a smart canter.

I felt I never wished to see another Boer.

I admitted to myself they sat their horses well and that their rifle seemed a familiar friend, but when you have seen one you have seen them all.

I never could have imagined so many men absolutely alike: all had long straggling beards, old felt hats, shabby clothes, and some evil-looking countenances.