And that took time so that we lagged behind a little, for we took more prisoners than the regiments to right and left of us.

The Dogra regiment to our left and the Gurkha regiment to our right gained on us fast, and we became, as it were, the center of a new moon.
But then in the light of bursting shells we saw Colonel Kirby and Ranjoor Singh and Captain Fellowes and some other officers far out in front of us beckoning--calling on us for our greatest effort.

We answered.

We swept forward after them into the teeth of all the inventions in the world.

Mine after mine exploded under our very feet.