Then he turned to those who were holding down the Emissaries.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
But for the incident of the two Emissaries the king's impi might have supposed it was going to take the doomed Igazipuza completely by surprise, according to the original plan, for as it advanced swiftly up the slope not an enemy showed himself, not a sign of life was there.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
But it had been decided to send Emissaries to the king's induna, and meanwhile he was taken to the summit of The Tooth.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford