Half the fugitives from Delhi will find their way here, and at least we shall be able to crush them at one blow, instead of having to scour the country for them for months.

The more of them gather here the better; and then, when we do capture the place, there will be an end of the mutiny, though, of course, there will still be the work of hunting down scattered bands." "We may look forward to very much harder work tomorrow than we have had today," Captain Johnson said.

"With these glasses I can make out that the place is crowded with men.

Of course, today we took them somewhat by surprise, as they would naturally expect us to follow Havelock's line.

But now that they know what our real intentions are, they will be able to mass their whole force to oppose us." "So much the better," Frank Mallett said.