'Defenceless, Archie? Murdered? It was fair fight.'
'Fair fight?' he echoed.
'Dick would have killed you if you hadn't killed him!'
I shared Archie's astonishment.
'I didn't give him much chance then,' he said grimly.
'But Dick fired first, he fired at you first!' cried Norah.
Archie passed his hand over his eyes.
'It's all blurred like a bad dream,' he said, 'but I fired before his rifle was up.'
Norah's reply was unexpected. 'Changalilo,' she called.
Changalilo emerged from the kitchen.