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`` Father gave me a hundred before I started , mother ; that will more than pay for my outfit . I do n't know what we shall do for the horses , but there will certainly not be much over . '' `` Yes , I know , Chris ; and he told me to hand you over another hundred when I went to the bank , which I shall do this afternoon . '' At five o'clock the lads from Johannesburg again met and reported the result of the afternoon 's work . The nine Mauser rifles had been bought , and six thousand rounds of ammunition had been purchased . This appeared an excessive amount , but as there might be a difficulty in obtaining this ammunition , they bought up all that could be found in the town . Peters and his party had chosen the horses for the troop .