"We won by a short head." "Short indeed, Ackers.

It has been a race all the way from England, and it is marvellous indeed that we should arrive just in time to take part in the relief of Lucknow.

A day later and we should have missed it." "We should not have done that, Mallett, for the men would have marched all night, and, if necessary, all day tomorrow, to catch up.

Still, it is a wonderful fluke that after all we should be in time." "There is no doubt that it will be a tough business," one of the majors said.

"Havelock found it so, and I expect that the lesson he taught them hasn't been lost, and that we shall have to meet greater difficulties than even he had." "Yes, but look at our force.