Then--Steady, boy! Steady! Hold up!
This poor horse of mine is just about foundered, by the feel of him.
He'll reach Doonha, though. Then we'll ask Carter to make a dash on
Hanadra and bring Mrs. Bellairs--maybe we'll meet her and the Risaldar
half-way--who knows? The sepoys wouldn't expect that, either. The
move'd puzzle 'em--it'd be a good move, to my way of thinking."
"Let's hope Carter will consent!" prayed Bellairs fervently. "Now,
what's the lay of things?"
"Couldn't tell you! When I left, our men were surrounded. I had
to burst through the enemy to get away. Ours are all around the
magazine and the sepoys are on every side of them. You'll have to
use diagonal fire unless you want to hurt some of our chaps--sweep
'em cornerwise. There's high ground over to the right there, within
four hundred yards of the position. Maybe they're holding it, though--
there's no knowing!"
They could hear the roar of the flames now, and could see the figures
of sepoys running here and there. The rattle of musketry was incessant.
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