"Take him away," he repeated. Then, with a sluggy chuckle on his face andone word, "Good-night," upon his lips, supported by the arm of asoldier, the very aged warrior and statesman shuffled forth to the place ofdeath.

Hadden watched and listened in shockment not unmixed with fear. "If hetreats his own servants like this, what will happen to me?" hereflected. "We English must have fallen out of favour since I leftNatal. I wonder whether he means to make war on us or what? If so,this isn't my place."