Andyet，oddlyenough，theircountryistherichestingoldandothermetalsthatIhaveeverheardofeveninAfrica——sorichthat，accordingtoHiggs，theoldEgyptiansdrewbullionfromittothevalueofmillionsofpoundseveryyear。This，indeed，Icanwellbelieve，forIhaveseentheancientmineswhichwereworked，forthemostpartasopenquarries，stillshowingplentyofvisiblegoldonthefaceoftheslopes。YettotheseallegedJewsthisgoldwasofnoaccount。Imagineit；asQuicksaid，suchatopsy-turvystateofthingswasenoughtomakeamereChristianfeelcolddownthebackandgotobedthinkingthattheworldmustbecomingtoanend。
Toreturn，theprinceJoshua，whoappearedtobegeneralissimoofthearmy，inwhatwasevidentlyasetphrase，exhortedtheguardsatthelastgatestobebraveand，ifneedwere，dealwiththeheathenassomeoneorotherdealtwithOg，KingofBashan，andotherunluckypersonsofadifferentfaith。Inreplyhereceivedtheirearnestcongratulationsuponhisescapefromthefrightfuldangersofourjourney。
Theseformalitiesconcluded，castingofftheirondisciplineofwar，wedescendedajoyousmob，orrathertheAbatidid，topartakeofthedelightsofpeace。Really，conquerorsreturningfromsomedesperateadventurecouldnothavebeenmorewarmlygreeted。Asweenteredthesuburbsofthetown，women，someofthemveryhandsome，ranoutandembracedtheirlordsorlovers，holdingupbabiesforthemtokiss，andalittlefartheronchildrenappeared，throwingrosesandpomegranateflowersbeforetheirtriumphantfeet。Andallthisbecausethesegallantmenhadriddentothebottomofapassandbackagain！
“Heavens！Doctor，“exclaimedthesardonicQuick，aftertakingnoteofthesedemonstrations，“Heavens！whataheroIfeelmyselftobe。AndtothinkthatwhenIgotbackfromthewarwiththemBoers，afterbeingleftfordeadonSpionKopwithabulletthroughmylungandmentionedinadispatch——yes，I，SergeantQuick，mentionedinadispatchbythebiggestassofageneralaseverIclappedeyeson，forajobthatIwon\'tdetail，nooneinmynativevillageevertooknonoteofme，althoughIhadwrittentotheparishclerk，whohappenstobemybrother-in-law，andtoldhimthetrainIwascomingby。I
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