Men went to Catreth with the dawn, their high courage shortened their lives.
Men went to Catreth with the dawn, their high courage shortened their lives.The Gododdin.
“They’ll be safe here,” Jack said cheerfully as the refugees landed in Suakin. He watched a steam launch nose alongside Osborne and a smart naval lieutenant escort Cockburn and Drummond to the flagship.
Osborne “Maybe not,” Buller said. “Osman Digna wants revenge after his defeat, and he’s massing his men a few miles inland. We may have taken the refugees out of the frying pan and into the Hadendoa fire.” He nodded to the steam launch. “And as for that woman? I don’t know what all the fuss is about.”
“Nor do I,” Jack mused. “I’m glad to see the back of her, though.”
“The Mahdi’s influence is spreading beyond Sudan,” Bull
