They had to give 'em a few pills to scatter 'em.

The savage little beasts have gone off now." "I thought we were going to be out of a fight," said Denham to me as we quickly retraced our steps, to make our way to the Colonel, whom we found at last in the court amongst the horses, talking anxiously to a knot of officers.
"Oh, there you are, Mr Denham," said the Colonel as we went up.

"I was beginning to think you'd come to grief.

I could have searched the place half-a-dozen times over by now.

You've come to say there's no water, of course ?" "No, sir; I've found plenty." "What!" cried the Colonel, whose whole manner changed in an instant.
"You've found plenty ?" "Yes, sir." "Splendid news, my dear boy.