"He will very soon explain it to all of us." But the impatient Colonel was already out of earshot, advancing towards the advancing enemy.

The excited Dr.Renard lifted his pistol again, but perceiving his opponent, hesitated, and the Colonel came face to face with him with frantic gestures of remonstrance.
"It is no good," said Syme.

"He will never get anything out of that old heathen.

I vote we drive bang through the thick of them, bang as the bullets went through Bull's hat.

We may all be killed, but we must kill a tidy number of them." "I won't 'ave it," said Dr.Bull, growing more vulgar in the sincerity of his virtue.