The pirates saw that this sudden onslaught had tipped the balance intheir favour and surged forward in a pack, Sam urging them on withexcited cries. It seemed to him that his father never slept. He ordered them to beach the boats andleft Big Daniel and his seamen to repair the leaks in the hull of thefirst caused by the hippopotamus attack. Hal took a moment to realize what they were up to, and then boundedforward to intercept Sam Bowles.
Hal shook hishead. With a crunchthe blade sliced into the timber of the stern rail, the drogue lineparted with a whiplas I was the Induna of your father, the great MonomatapaHolomima. At the sound of his voice the elephants backed away from the water'sedge, then turned as one and headed back into the forest at a shamblingrun.
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