The Shangani Patrol
“She immediately hurried to wash her face and comb her hair, then ran - for her leg had now completely healed - to meet Simon. She saw the party walking slowly down the hill, past the first thorn hedge, still accompanied by the platoon of warriors, who were anxious to reap the approval of the king for so successfully accomplishing their mission, but also by the usual cacophony of dogs and children barking and singing. Alice strode forward to meet them and opened her arms in greeting. She could ...not help but release a sob, for Fonthill, Jenkins and Mzingeli now resembled scarecrows, their clothes torn, their bodies thin and, in the case of Simon and 352, wearing unkempt beards. Their eyes, however, were bright, and Simon, holding her close, whispered, ‘Are you all right? They’ve not hurt you?’ ‘No, of course not. Now you are back I am perfectly fine.’ She made them all break away from their escort and walked them to her hut, where Joshua - and Ntini also - greeted them with a warmth that only diminished when they realised that just three of the boys, their friends and contemporaries, had returned.MoreLess
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