We had the opportunity of accepting the invitation of Mr.C.Wessels to take breakfast at his house.

It was there that General Piet de Wet came to me and asked if I still saw any chance of being able to continue the struggle?
The question made me very angry, and I did not try to hide the fact.
"Are you mad ?"[62] I shouted, and with that I turned on my heel and entered the house, quite unaware that Piet de Wet had that very moment mounted his horse, and ridden away to follow his own course.
After breakfast we climbed the kop; and when we had made our observation we followed after the laager.

On reaching the commando, I gave orders to outspan at twelve o'clock.
While this was being done I heard from my sons that Piet de Wet had told them that we should all be captured that night near the railway line.

He had not known that it was my intention to cross the railway that night, but he had guessed as much from the direction I let my commando take.
At two o'clock I received a report that two divisions of English troops were drawing near.

One division was six miles to the left, and the other eight miles to the right of the road along which we had come.
I gave orders immediately that the laager should break up.