The scars of our recent war are slowly healing, thanks to the good conscience of both sides, and it would be almost criminal to do anything at this early date which would reopen those scars. She also sent four urgent letters to Sir Martin Saltwood at Sentinels, explaining the neces- sity for sending Timothy to England and asking him to watch over the boy. ' 'Why not? You want sons, don't youT 'I do. 'He did not, so far as I know, intend taking Miss Botha as his wife.
After reflecting upon this curt dismissal, she added, 'It was an English affair that played no part in our history, an incident well forgotten. On those counts he was patently innocent and the indictment ignored them. He was inherently devout and well informed on Biblical matters; both his father and the old general had taug The South African volunteers had given new meaning to the word heroism, but the cost could not even be calculated by critics who were not there.
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