The new men were shaking hands with the others and were explaining that they had come from Gonzales with Captain Smith at their head.

They were all well armed, carried much ammunition, and were sure that other parties would arrive from different points.
The thirty-two were full of rejoicings over their successful entry, but they were worn, nevertheless, and they were taken into one of the buildings, where food and water were set before them.

Ned stood by, an eager auditor, as they told of their adventures.
"We had a hard time to get in here to you," said Captain Smith, "and from the looks of things I reckon we'll have as hard a time to get out.
There must be a million Mexicans around the Alamo.

We tried to get up a bigger force, but we couldn't gather any more without waiting, and we thought if you needed us at all you needed us in a hurry." "Reckon you're right about the need of bein' in a hurry," said Crockett.
"When you want help you want it right then an' there." "So you do," said Smith, as he took a fresh piece or steak, "and we had it in mind all the time.

The wind was blowing our way, and in the afternoon we heard the roaring of cannon a long distance off.