Our general seems to think that an Englishman can lick ten Russians, although he's in the open, and they're behind shelter, and covered by the fire of any number of pieces of artillery." "But we're certain to get in to-morrow, Jack." "Are we ?" Jack questioned; "so every one said last time.

It's all very well for the French, who are already right under the guns of the Malakoff, and have only twenty yards to run.

When they get in and drive the Russians out, there they are in a big circular fort, just as they were in the Mamelon, and can hold their own, no matter how many men the Russians bring up to retake it.

We've 300 yards to run to get into the Redan, and when we get in where are we?
Nowhere.

Just in an open work where the Russians can bring their whole strength down upon us.