"You can't get away; and I promise you all a fair trial." His summons was followed by a taunting laugh; and a moment later there was a sharp sound within, and a rifle bullet struck the side of the entrance and flew out.
"It would be throwing away one's life to go in there," Captain O'Connor said.

"At any rate we have got them secure, and they must come out in time.

But it would be madness to crawl in there on one's hands and feet to be picked off by those scoundrels at their ease.
Now, lads, two of you stand by this entrance.

Keep out of the line of fire, and be ready with your bayonets to run any one through who comes out.

Let the rest scatter and search round this place.