"I am just in the nick of time.

When, colonel, when ?" "At five this evening, Colonel Raynal." "There," said Raynal, in a half-whisper, to Dujardin; "could they choose no hour but that ?" "Do not be uneasy," replied Dujardin, under his breath.

He explained aloud--"the assault will not take place, gentlemen; the bastion is mined." "What of that?
half of them are mined.

We will take our engineers in with us," said Raynal.
"Such an assault will be a useless massacre," resumed Dujardin.

"I reconnoitred the bastion last night, and saw their preparations for blowing us to the devil; and General Raimbaut, at my request, is even now presenting my remarks to the commander-in-chief, and enforcing them.
There will be no assault.