They kept it up to within half an hour ago.

Then the infantry marched back, knowing, of course, that your troop generally got here about seven.
"The horsemen stayed here till within a few minutes of your arrival.
No doubt they thought that we should suppose they had all gone, and might venture out, and let them get a shot at us." "Why, it must have been a veritable battle, Dick." "There was a good deal of noise, Uncle, though not much danger.

So long as we kept below the level of the loopholes and windows, and out of the line of the door, there was no chance of our being hit." "They must have made a strong attack on the door," the Rajah said.

"I see that the two lying next to it were both killed by sword thrusts." "Yes, that was the most critical moment, Uncle.

We had emptied nearly all our barrels, and if they could have broken down the bars, which I have no doubt they could have done, if they had stuck to it, they would have made very short work of us." "Now let us be going," the Rajah said.