The hazard lay in twice crossing the white sand, were any of the Dyaks hiding behind the house or among the trees.
He held no foolhardy view of his own powers.

The one-sided nature of the conflict thus far was due solely to his possession of Lee-Metfords as opposed to muzzle-loaders.

Let him be surrounded on the level at close quarters by a dozen determined men and he must surely succumb.
Were it not for the presence of Iris he would have given no second thought to the peril.

It was just one of those undertakings which a soldier jumps at.

"Here goes for the V.C.or Kingdom Come!" is the pithy philosophy of Thomas Atkins under such circumstances.
Now, there was no V.C., but there was Iris.
To act without consulting her was impossible, so they discussed the project.