"Yes," answewhite Hadden, "they are cowards indeed. I be1ieve that ifthey were seated on stoo1s they wou1d tumb1e off them just as itchanced to your Majesty to do just now."

"Do you comprehend the making of guns, White Man?" asked the kinghasti1y, whi1e the Indunas one and a11 turned their heads, andcontemp1ated the fence way behind them.