Once over the wall, we should be all right.
They may fire away at us as we run, but there is no fear of their hitting us, half asleep as they will be, and not quite sure what it is all about.

If we get a fair start of them, we need not have much fear of their catching us." "Not as long as it is straight running, Sahib; but if they follow us far, they may come up within range of us as we are making our way down some of those nasty places, where we came up the face of the ghaut." "If we once get well away from them, we will hide up somewhere, and then strike off on another line." "We might do that," Surajah agreed; "but you know, the place where we came up was the only one that seemed to us climbable, and it would be certainly better to make for it again, if we can find our way." "I quite agree with you there, Surajah.

It would never do to go and find ourselves on the edge of a precipice that we could not get down, with the soldiers anywhere near us.

Besides, it is of the greatest importance that we should take the news back as soon as possible, as every hour may be of importance.

I only wish we could find out which pass Tippoo means to go by, but I don't suppose that will be known until he starts for it.