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" Rapidly covering the general as he ran, I let drive with the second barrel. Instantly the poor man threw up his arms, and fell forward on to his face. This time I had made no mistake; and - I say it as a proof of how little we think of others when our own safety, pride, or reputation is in question - I was brute enough to feel delighted at the sight. "

, King Solomon's Mines


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 quote : Rapidly covering the general as he ran, I let drive with the second barrel. Instantly the poor man threw up his arms, and fell forward on to his face. This time I had made no mistake; and - I say it as a proof of how little we think of others when our own safety, pride, or reputation is in question - I was brute enough to feel delighted at the sight.