As soon as they saw that the Europeans had gained the shelter of the courthouse the Sepoys, with yells of triumph, had made for the houses of the Europeans, and their disappointment at finding that not only had all the whites taken refuge in the courthouse, but that they had removed most of their property, vented itself in setting fire to the buildings, after stripping them of everything, and then amused themselves by keeping up a straggling fire against the courthouse.
As soon as the bags were taken onto the roof, the defenders, keeping as much as possible under the shelter of the parapet, carried them to the corners of the terrace and piled them two deep, thus forming a breastwork four feet high.

Eight of the best shots were then chosen, and two of them took post at each corner.
"Now," the Doctor said cheerfully, as he sat behind a small loophole that had been left between the bags, "it is our turn, and I don't fancy we shall waste as much lead as they have been doing." The fire from the defenders was slow, but it was deadly, and in a very short time the Sepoys no longer dared to show themselves in the open, but took refuge behind trees, whence they endeavored to reply to the fire on the roof; but even this proved so dangerous that it was not long before the fire ceased altogether, and they drew off under cover of the smoke from the burning bungalows.
Isobel Hannay had met Bathurst as he was carrying a sack of earth to the roof.
"I have been wanting to speak to you, Mr.Bathurst, ever since yesterday evening, but you have never given me an opportunity.

Will you step into the storeroom for a few minutes as you come down ?" As he came down he went to the door of the room in which Isobel was standing awaiting him.
"I am not coming in, Miss Hannay; I believe I know what you are going to say.

I saw it in your face last night when I had to tell that tiger story.

You want to say that you are sorry you said that you despised cowards.