He was forthwith given over to their care, the mules were whipped up, and at a gallop we rattled into the main street.

From the first redoubt Colonel Baden-Powell and Lord Edward Cecil ran out to greet me, and the men in the trench gave three ringing English cheers, which were good to hear; but no time had to be lost in getting under cover, and I drove straight to Mr.Wiel's house, and had hardly reached it when "Creechy" (a Dutch pet-name which had been given to the big siege gun) sent a parting salute, and her shell whizzed defiantly over our heads.
Then commenced a more or less underground existence, which continued for five and a half months; but, surrounded by friends, it was to me a perfect heaven after so many weeks passed amidst foes.

I had much to hear, and it took some time to realize all the changes in the little town since I had left.

First and foremost, the town guard were coming splendidly out of their long-protracted ordeal.

Divided into three watches, they passed the night at the different redoubts, behind each of which was a bomb-proof shelter.