There has been gross carelessness on our part, and we are paying for it now.

I am looking for the third division camp; where is it ?" "Straight ahead, sir; but I think they have all gone forward.

We heard them tramping past in the mist." "I am ordered to send every man forward; every musket is of value.

How many men have you here in case you are wanted ?" "We have only fifty," Captain Peel said.

"The rest are all in the battery, and I dare not move forward without absolute orders, as we may be wanted to reinforce them, if the enemy makes a sortie." The officer rode on, and the sailors stood in groups behind the line of piled muskets, ready for an instant advance, if called upon.
Another half-hour passed, and the roll of fire continued unabated.
"It is certainly nearer than it was," Captain Peel said to Mr.
Hethcote.