ten o’clock
Get you gone before I change my mind , and be swift . '' Without another word he turned and ran swiftly as a buck , leaping from side to side as he ran , to disturb my aim in case I should shoot . When he was a hundred yards away or more I , too , turned and ran , never feeling safe till I knew there was a mile of ground between us . It was past ten o'clock that night when I got back to the camp , where I found Hans the Hottentot about to start to look for me , with two of the Zulus , and told him that I had been detained by accidents to the wagon . The Vrouw Prinsloo was still up also , waiting to hear of my arrival . `` What was the accident , Allan ? '' she asked .