[The Tiger of Mysore by G. A. Henty]@TWC D-Link bookThe Tiger of Mysore CHAPTER 7: Besieged 1/48
Dick hastily clambered up the wall, ran to the gate, blew the tinder, and then applied it to the slow match.
A moment later, this began to fizz. "Round the corner of the wall, Surajah!" he exclaimed, running back himself. A few anxious seconds passed, then came a sharp explosion.
In an instant they ran up.
The gate stood two or three inches open.
It yielded to a push, and they ran out. Loud shouts were heard from the men above, and a hubbub of cries from the guard house. "Run, Surajah! We must risk it.
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