Only a few men were ordered to remain to guard the camp, while the remainder mounted their horses and galloped towards the gorge where Charlie had been entombed.
On arriving, they found that Bruin had worked with such laudable zeal that nothing but the tip of his tail was seen sticking out of the hole which he had dug.

The hunters could not refrain from laughing as they sprang to the ground, and standing in a semicircle in front of the hole, prepared to fire.

But Crusoe resolved to have the honour of leading the assault.

He seized fast hold of Bruin's flank, and caused his teeth to meet therein.

Caleb backed out at once and turned round, but before he could recover from his surprise a dozen bullets pierced his heart and brain.
"Now, lads," cried Cameron, setting to work with a large wooden shovel, "work like niggers.