They can stand down behind us, and we can pass our guns down to them as we empty them." Each man had his place on the work assigned to him.

Bathurst, who had before told the Major that when the time came for an assault to be delivered he was determined to take his place in the breach, was placed at one end of the horseshoe where it touched the wall.
"I don't promise to be of much use, Major," he said quietly.

"I know myself too well; but at least I can run my chance of being killed." The Major had put Wilson next to him.
"I don't think there is much chance of their storming the work, Wilson; but if they do, you catch hold of Bathurst's arm, and drag him away when you hear me whistle; the chances are a hundred to one against his hearing it, or remembering what it means if he does hear it." "All right, Major, I will look to him." Four men remained on guard at the breach all night, and at the first gleam of daylight the garrison took up their posts.
"Now mind, my dears," the Doctor said, as he and Farquharson went up on the terrace with Isobel and Mary Hunter; "you must do exactly as you are told, or you will be doing more harm than good, for Farquharson and I would not be able to pay attention to our shooting.

You must lie down and remain perfectly quiet till we begin to fire, then keep behind us just so far that you can reach the guns as we hand them back to you after firing; and you must load them either kneeling or sitting down, so that you don't expose your heads above the thickest part of the breastwork.

When you have loaded, push the guns back well to the right of us, but so that we can reach them.