His eyes wandered to the new earth, beneath which the dead lay, and he shivered.
The wounded were lying patiently on their blankets and those of their comrades and they did not complain.

The surgeons had done their best for them and the more skillful among the soldiers had helped.
The silence was very heavy upon Harry's nerves.

Overhead great birds hovered on black wings, and when he saw them he shuddered.

St.Clair saw them, too.
"No pleasant sight," he said.

"I feel stronger since I've had food and water, Harry, but I'm thinking that we're going to be besieged in this fort, and we're not overburdened with supplies.