Oh, my aunt! who those ?" and he pointed to a large number of big men armed with spears who were marching up the further side of the hill from the river that ran below.
At the same moment these savages, who were not more than two hundred yards away, caught sight of them and of their pursuers, who just then appeared on the ridge to the right and left.

The dwarfs, on perceiving these strangers, uttered a shrill yell of terror, and wheeled about to fly to their fastnesses in the forest, which evidently they regretted ever having left.

It was too late.

With an answering shout the spearsmen, who were extended in a long line, apparently hunting for game, charged after them at full speed.

They were fresh and their legs were long.