Jerry was taken away in a sad condition; and, in subsequent accounts of the transaction given from Boolabong, his fall was put forward as the reason of their flight, he having been the general on the occasion.

And Boscobel had certainly lost all stomach for immediate fighting.

Immediately behind the battle-field they come across Nokes, and Sing Sing, the runaway cook from Gangoil.

The poor Chinaman had made the mistake of joining the party which was not successful.
But Harry, though the victory was with him, was hardly in a mood for triumph.

He soon found that Medlicot's collar-bone was broken, and it would be necessary, therefore, that he should return with the wounded man to the station.