As they flung this open, Jack shouted up that the way was free, and then, half carrying the wounded Frenchman, they hurried down the street, uttering shouts for assistance.

The lattice work of the window had already caught fire, and a sheet of flame lit up the street.

Before they had gone fifty yards, they heard a noise behind them, as the two officers, followed by the Greeks, issued from the house.
Fortunately, at this moment a party of English officers, who had been dining at the general's, ran up at full speed, attracted by the shouts of the boys and the glare of fire.

Upon seeing this accession of strength, the Greeks at once desisted from the attack, and made off.
By this time the windows of the various houses were opening, and shouts of affright arose at the sight of the conflagration; for the houses were, for the most part, constructed of wood, and, once begun, there was no saying where a fire would end.
"What is all this about, gentlemen ?" one of the officers, a colonel, asked.

"Give me your names, for there must be an inquiry into the matter.