Emma was out of the fight so far as further defense was concerned, holding her aching limb and moaning as she rocked back and forth.
Hippy turned for a quick glance in her direction.
"Look out, Hippy!" warned Nora, but her warning was too late.

Several of the attackers, taking advantage of his attention being drawn away from them, leaped on him.

They bore Hippy to the ground.

He was mauled and thumped, but not for many seconds, because the girls rushed to his rescue and clubbed his attackers off.

The jacks, returning, picked Lieutenant Wingate up and tossed him into the campfire.
Emma screamed at the sight, but Elfreda Briggs grabbed his protruding feet and hauled him out, while Grace and her companions beat back the jacks who had done the cruel thing.