Evidently a herd of buffalo, one or two hundred of them, had established themselves in those reeds.
Just then my bastard servant, Scowl, and Saduko joined us, both of them full of excitement.
It appeared that Scowl, who never seemed to sleep at any natural time, had seen the buffalo entering the reeds, and estimated their number at two or three hundred.

Saduko had examined the cleft through which they passed, and reported it to be so narrow that we could kill any number of them as they rushed out to escape.
"Quite so.

I understand," I said.

"Well, my opinion is that we had better let them escape.

Only four of us, counting Umbezi, are armed with guns, and assegais are not of much use against buffalo.