He had not the courage to go down the hill to that ruined farm, those vanished hopes. rd, compli- cated by civil trials on lesser matters, and the day came when the two protagonists faced each other befo zied rallies of mid-1939, when the leadership knew that war was inevitable, though the people did not. Of course, most Boers grumbled about the English administra- tion, its creeping modifications of law and custom, but su
Here Theunis collected his thirty-three youngsters to teach the alphabet, the Bible and the counting tables. He led his brave men down the hill, conceding defeat, just as one of the other commanders was climbing up with fresh troops, hoping for victory. ' When Detlev heard these words ht realized that Mr. 715 Groot's urgent advice that they be by-passed: 'Give me a hand- ful of commandos, we'll dash direct to Durban.
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