Ladies, you are relieved of duty at present.

I expect we shall be hearing from those fellows soon, and we must have someone up here who can talk back to them." Accordingly the Doctor and Mr.Farquharson, who was the best shot among the civilians, took the places of the ladies on the roof.

Half an hour later the Major went up again.
"They have four cannon," the Doctor said.

"There they are, on that slight rise to the left of the lines.

I should fancy they are about eight hundred yards away.