No doubt we shall be able to hold out there till some other detachment comes along the road." "I think that it is a very good plan, major," Terence said.

"They would hardly be able to carry it by assault, unless they burnt down the door; and you ought to be able to prevent them from doing that." Half an hour later, the whole French force was collected in the church.

As soon as the Spaniards found what had happened, they speedily entered the village; and opened fire from every window giving a view of the church, and from loopholes that they quickly made in the walls.
Terence noticed that, when the British soldiers entered the church, most of them carried heavy staves.

A sergeant came up, and saluted.
"We have had four men killed and eight wounded, sir.

The men declare that they are not going to stand still and see the French murdered by these fellows, and I doubt if any orders will keep them back." "Very well, sergeant.