Here, too, after mounting more than halfway up the slope, it could be seen that the tide of war was rolling down again; though more slowly, and with harder fighting than it had done in the struggle nearer to them.

And when at last the firing gradually ceased, they knew that the French had been repulsed, all along the line.
"The men had better open their haversacks and eat a meal," Terence said.

"We may get an order to move, at any moment." No orders came, however, and the troops remained in the positions that they occupied until the following morning.

Then a heavy skirmishing fire broke out and, for some time, it seemed as if the battle was to be renewed.

No heavy masses of the French, however, came down from the hill on their side to support the light troops in the valley and, in the afternoon, the firing died away.