It is lucky we made them so high, except the three under the windows.

We must be careful in keeping out of the line of those.
"You sit down where you can command the end window, and the one behind--I will watch the front window and door.

A bold fellow might put his musket through, and pick one of us off, and that is what we have to prevent.

So keep your gun in readiness, and if you see a head appear, don't miss it." The enemy now kept up a constant fire through the loopholes at the end and back of the house; but as these were shoulder high, and there was no altering the elevation of the guns, the shots flew harmlessly over the heads of the defenders.

Several times, Dick went to one or other of the loopholes, pistol in hand, and, standing close beside it, waited until a shot was fired; and then, thrusting the barrel into the loophole, fired before another gun could be inserted, the discharge being generally followed by a sharp cry of pain.
After this had gone on for nearly an hour, the assailants evidently became discouraged.