In the Whirl of the Rising
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Mitford Bertram. In the Whirl of the Rising
Prologue
Chapter One. The Mopani Forest
Chapter Two. A Pioneer Farm
Chapter Three. Taking in the Stranger
Chapter Four. Peters – Prospector
Chapter Five. Ancram – Prospectless
Chapter Six. The Desire of Gandela
Chapter Seven. Fellow Travellers
Chapter Eight. Zwabeka’s Kraal
Chapter Nine. What Lamont Heard
Chapter Ten. What Lamont did
Chapter Eleven. The Race Meeting
Chapter Twelve. The Red Signal – Or the White?
Chapter Thirteen. On Ehlatini
Chapter Fourteen. A Good Understanding
Chapter Fifteen. A Council of War
Chapter Sixteen. First Blood
Chapter Seventeen. A Trap
Chapter Eighteen. The Fugitives
Chapter Nineteen. Fullerton’s Move
Chapter Twenty. Too Late
Chapter Twenty One. The Relief Levy
Chapter Twenty Two. A Grim Running Fight
Chapter Twenty Three. The Kezane Store
Chapter Twenty Four. As an Oasis
Chapter Twenty Five. The Impi
Chapter Twenty Six. The Attack at Dawn
Chapter Twenty Seven “Where is he?”
Chapter Twenty Eight. No Hope!
Chapter Twenty Nine “Where he was.”
Chapter Thirty. Out of the Whirl
Epilogue
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The man could hardly drag one step behind the other. He could hardly drag by the bridle the tottering horse, of which the same held good.
His brain was giddy and his eyes wearied with the unvarying vista on every hand, the straight stems of the mopani forest, enclosing him; a still and ghastly wilderness devoid of bird or animal life. He stumbled forward, his lips blue and cracked, his tongue swollen, his throat on fire; and in his mind was blank and utter despair, for he knew that he was in the heart of a waterless tract, extending for about a hundred miles, and for over forty hours no drop of moisture of any sort had passed his lips. Forty hours of wandering in the driest, most thirst-inspiring region in the world!
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“It did make a difference certainly. Well, and how are you, Ancram?”
“Hallo!” sung out Peters, appearing at the door. “Brought off your surprise yet, Ancram? He said I wasn’t to give away his name, Lamont, because he wanted to spring a surprise on you. Ha-ha!”
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