Haikus from Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard

From a book categorized as Fiction / Action & Adventure and 1181 pages follows a description and a number of hidden haikus found in the book:

Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quatermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer. The Quatermain books have captivated readers for more than a century, spawning more than a dozen movies and a host of imitators. Included in this edition are Allan and the Holy Flower, Finished, The Ivory Child, The Ancient Allan, She and Allan. These are adventure stories in the grandest tradition.

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It was not likely
 that I should know what Good might
be talking about.

‘Bien, messieurs!’ replied
 this comical little man,
with a polite bow.

‘Come, cheer up!’ said Sir
 Henry in French, smacking him
smartly on the back.

I have my pistol,
 and if no help comes by dawn
I will shoot myself.

It might be delayed
 for a year, but sooner or
later it will come.