We had but to keep on fighting, and the end would soon have come.

It was simply a panic.
None knew what had happened.

The word passed from man to man, 'All is lost!' and, like a herd of deer, our bravest soldiers fled.

It is not a thing to reason about--the gods deserted us, and we were no longer men.

That is all I can tell you about it." And the chief flung himself down upon a pile of rugs.