Now, get ready, gentlemen, and don't throw away a shot, if they are still working there." The light of the rocket showed that there were now no natives at the spot where they had been seen at work.
"I thought it would be too hot for them, Major, at such close quarters as these.

We must have played the mischief with them." "All the better, Doctor; we will send a few shots there occasionally to show them we have not forgotten them.

But the principal thing will be to keep our ears open to see that they don't bring up ladders and try a rush." "I think there is no fear of that tonight, Major.

They would not have set to work at the battery if they had any idea of trying to scale the wall with ladders.

That will come later on; but I don't think you will be troubled any more tonight, except by these fellows firing away from the bushes, and I should think they would get tired of wasting their ammunition soon.