He tautened his own figure that he might be ready.

The artillery fire behind them ceased suddenly.

The air there had been roaring with thunder, and then all at once it became as silent as the grave.

The bugler leaped to his feet and blew a long and mellow note.

The Bougainville regiment and other regiments both right and left sprang up and, with a short, fierce shout, rushed upon the town.