Three of his brother officers were killed during the three days' fighting, and five others wounded.
"Well, Marshall," he said on the evening of the day when the way was open to the Residency; "you have not cheated your creditor, I see." "No, Captain Mallett.

I thought of him when those fellows in the mosque were keeping such a heavy fire upon us as we were waiting to get into the Secunderbagh.

It seemed to me that his chance of ever getting his money was not worth much.

How the bullets did whizz about! I felt sure that we should be all mown down before we could get under the shelter of the wall.
"I don't think I shall ever feel afraid in battle again.

One gets to see that musketry fire is not so very dangerous after all.