Hair-Breadth Escapes: The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa

Dedication.

Chapter One. - The Hooghly—Old Jennings—Short-handed—The Three Boys—Frank—Nick—Ernest—Dr Lavie—Teneriffe.

Chapter Two. - The Cape Verdes—Dionysius’s Ear—Unwelcome News—French Leave—The Skipper’s Wrath—A Scrape.

Chapter Three. - Strange Tidings—Pirates on Board—A Revel—A Narrow Escape—Death of Jennings.

Chapter Four. - A Fog—Wrecked—A Consultation—Survey of the Shore—A Strange Spectacle—The First Night on Shore.

Chapter Five. - Plans—The Boys set out—A Disappointment—The First Bok—Water! Water!—A Midnight Visitor.

Chapter Six. - A Second Visitor—Nick’s Club—A Halt—A Mysterious Cry—A New Mode of Imprisonment.

Chapter Seven. - A Good Action Rewarded—A Raid on the Parrots—Omatoko’s Story—Proposed Change of Route—Bivouac for the Night.

Chapter Eight. - Dangerous Neighbours—Free and Easy Visitors—Proposed Departure—Journey Resumed—An African Storm—A Neck and Neck Struggle.

Chapter Nine. - Measuring the Enemy—Poisoned Arrows—Substitutes for Water—Ostriches—A Sad Casualty—A New Mode of Deerstalking—Omatoko Triumphant.