But the tent itself is fairly safe.

The feeding of the horses is our greatest immediate difficulty.

Every bit of edible green is being seized and turned to account.

I find vine-leaves a fair substitute for grass, but my horses are terribly hungry all the same.
_December 23, 1899._ The bombardment was violent at intervals, and some hundreds of shells must have been thrown at us.

But there was no method or concentration in the business.
Buller's guns were heard for about two hours in the morning, and wild rumours filled the air.