"Mind, man, don't lift your head above the sandbags in that way.

There, you had best lie quiet; the natives have no idea of attacking, and it is of no use throwing away valuable ammunition by firing unless your hand is steady." But Bathurst did not hear, and remained with his head above the line of sandbags until the Major put his hand on his shoulder and forced him down.

He might have put his hands over his ears to deaden the sound--for in the darkness no one would have seen the action--but he would not do so, but with clenched teeth and quivering nerves lay there until the Major said, "I fancy we have stopped them working.

Now, Doctor, do you, Hunter, Bathurst, and Farquharson go and lie down for four hours, when I will send for you to take our places.

Before you lie down will you tell Doolan to send half his party in?
Of course you will lie down in your clothes, ready to fall in at your posts at a moment's notice." "Let me send another rocket up first, Major, to see what they are doing.
We can sleep tomorrow in the daytime; they won't dare to work under our fire then.