He arranged it all a few days ago because he hates you.

Last night he rode to tell the impi when to come." "When is it to come ?" I asked, holding the jug of water towards him.
"To-night at the rising of the moon, so that it may get far away before the dawn.

My people are thirsty for your blood and for that of the other white chief, because you killed so many of them by the river.

The others they will not harm." "How did you learn all this ?" I asked him again, but without result, for he became incoherent and only muttered something about being left alone because the others could not carry him.
So I gave him some water, after which he fell asleep, or pretended to do so, and I left him, wondering whether he was delirious, or spoke truth.

As I passed the stables I saw that my own horse was there, for in this district horses are always shut up at night to keep them from catching sickness, but that the four beasts that had brought Heda from Natal in the Cape cart were gone, though it was evident that they had been kraaled here till within an hour or two.