CONTENTS.
CHAP. Page
I. A HOME BROKEN UP, 11
II. THE EMBARKATION, 30
III. THE VOYAGE, 49
IV. A ROW ON SHORE, 64
V. A BOAT EXPEDITION, 81
VI. PUTTING IN THE REFIT, 104
VII. A SAVAGE SURPRISE, 126
VIII. THE END OF THE VOYAGE, 144
IX. THE NEW ZEALAND WAR, 165
X. THE GLADE, 184
XI. THE HAU-HAUS, 205
XII. THE FIRST ALARM, 224
XIII. THE ATTACK ON THE GLADE, 244
XIV. FRESH TROUBLES, 263
XV. THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY, 282
XVI. THE PURSUIT OF TE KOOTI, 302
XVII. BACK AT THE FARM, 321
XVIII. IN ENGLAND, 340
CHAPTER I.
A HOME BROKEN UP.
"Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done. It is
no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see. It is a horribly bad
business, but grieving over it won't make it any better. What one has
got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to
carry it out."
The speaker, Wilfrid Renshaw, was a boy between fifteen and sixteen
years old. He was standing with his back to an empty fireplace, his feet
well apart, his hands deep in his pockets. He was rather short for his
age, but very squarely built. His hair was dark, cut rather short, and
so ruffled over his head that there were no signs of a parting; his
eyebrows were heavy, his eyes bright but rather deeply set; his chin was
square and his jaw heavy; his nose was a little upturned, and this
together with his eyes gave a merry expression to a face that would
otherwise have been heavy and stern.
