As soon as this also had passed us, we fired the fuses and blew up the railway line at different places close to each other.
Immediately after this two trains came up, stopping close to the place where the explosions had occurred, and fired on us for about ten minutes without intermission.

We paid them back in their own coin, and then each train went its way, leaving the repairing of the line to the following day.
From there we marched on, without accident, except that a German received a slight wound, and one horse was killed.

We soon reached Senekal (which had been abandoned by the English), where for the first time I met Dr.Reich and his wife.

The doctor received us very heartily; although he did not belong to our Field Ambulance, he did everything that he could for our wounded, as he had done for those of the enemy.
From Senekal I went on to pay a visit to the Heilbron commando, after which I proceeded to Vrede, arriving there on the 24th of February.
It was at Vrede that I had asked Louis Botha to meet me, if he could manage it, and the day after my arrival this meeting took place.

The General told me that the negotiations between him and Lord Kitchener had resulted in nothing.
Although this was not very satisfactory, still it was just as well that I should meet the Commandant-General of the Transvaal.