\"WhentheywerewelloutofthewayIemergedfromthehut，andwewentontodiscussthesituationandmakeourplans。Firstofall，asIwascarefultoexplaintoNala，Iwasnotgoingtogivehimmyexperienceandservicesfornothing。IheardthatWambehadastockaderoundhiskraalmadeofelephanttusks。Thesetusks，intheeventofoursucceedingintheenterprise，Ishouldclaimasmyperquisite，withtheprovisothatNalashouldfurnishmewithmentocarrythemdowntothecoast。
\"TothismodestrequestNalaandtheheadmengaveanunqualifiedandheartyassent，themoreheartyperhapsbecausetheyneverexpectedtogettheivory。
\"ThenextthingIstipulatedwas，thatifweconquered，thewhitemanJohnEveryshouldbehandedovertome，togetherwithanygoodswhichhemightclaim。Hiscruelcaptivitywas，Ineedhardlysay，theonlyreasonthatinducedmetojoininsohair—brainedanexpedition，butI
wascarefulfrommotivesofpolicytokeepthisfactinthebackground。Nalaacceptedthiscondition。Mythirdstipulationwasthatnowomenorchildrenshouldbekilled。Thisbeingalsoagreedto，wewentontoconsiderwaysandmeans。Wambe，itappeared，wasaverypowerfulpettychief，thatis，hecouldputatleastsixthousandfightingmenintothefield，andalwayshadfromthreetofourthousandcollectedabouthiskraal，whichwassupposedtobeimpregnable。Nala，onthecontrary，atsuchshortnoticecouldnotcollectmorethanfromtwelvetothirteenhundredmen，though，beingoftheZulustock，theywereofmuchbetterstuffforfightingpurposesthanWambe’sMatukus。
\"Theseodds，thoughlarge，underthecircumstanceswerenotoverwhelming。TherealobstacletoourchanceofsuccesswasthedifficultyofdeliveringacrushingassaultagainstWambe’sstrongplace。Thiswas，itappeared，fortifiedallroundwithschansesorstonewalls，andcontainednumerouscavesandkoppiesinthehill—sideandatthefootofthemountainwhichnoforcehadeverbeenabletocapture。ItissaidthatinthetimeoftheZulumonarchDingaan，agreatimpiofthatking’shavingpenetratedtothisdistrict，haddeliveredanassaultuponthekraalthenownedbyaforefatherofWambe’s，andbeenbeatenbackwiththelossofmorethanathousandmen。