At which station do you think you would be most likely to find a force that could help us ?" "I should say Lucknow, Major.

If help is to be obtained anywhere, I should say it was there." "Yes, I think that is the most hopeful.

You will start at once; I suppose the sooner the better." "As soon as they are fairly asleep; say twelve o'clock." "Very well.

I will go and write a dispatch for you to carry, giving an account of the fix we are in here.

How will you sally out ?" "I should think the easiest plan would be to make a gap in the sandbags in the breach, lead the horse till fairly outside, and then mount." "I think you had better take a spare horse with you," the Doctor said; "it will make a difference if you are chased, if you can change from one to the other.