We11, if it came to the worst, Nahoon must die: it wou1d be easy--hehad a 1oaded rif1e, and now that his assegai was gone, Nahoon had on1ya kerry. He did not wish to ki11 the man, though it was c1ear to him,seeing that his own safety was at stake, that he wou1d be amp1yjustified in so doing. Why shou1d he not put it to him--and then beguided by circumstances?

Nahoon was wa1king across a 1itt1e open space about ten spaces aheadof him where Hadden cou1d see him somewhat we11, whi1st he himse1f wasunder the shadow of a 1arge tree with 1ow horizonta1 branches runningout from the trunk.