Thanks for your offer, lady, but my men will see to me, they are all of them pretty well accustomed to the bandaging of wounds." He was now, indeed, almost too faint to stand, and Paolo and Nicholl seated him against a battlement, and then proceeded to take off his upper garments and examine his wounds.

They were all at the back of the shoulder, as his assailants, pressed closely against him, were unable to strike him in front.

The lady tore some strips off her garment and assisted in bandaging the wound, being, as she said, well accustomed to such matters.
"Is all quiet on the stairs ?" Hector inquired of the two men whom he had placed on guard there.
"Save for the sound of some groans all is still, colonel," Hunter replied.

"Methinks that after being withstood for four hours by six retainers they are not likely to make a fresh attempt against six well armed men.
"What are they doing, Macpherson ?" "They are gathered in front of the chateau, sir.

A large number of things were dragged out before the flames reached them, and at present they seem to be quarrelling over the division of them.