The fires were already lighted and, as the party entered, the troops received them with loud cheering; which called all the white officers out from their shelters.
"You have done well, my fine fellows," the colonel said to the Sikhs.

"Now, get some food at once, and then lie down for three or four hours' sleep.

I shall leave two companies with you; I don't think that, after the thrashing we gave them yesterday, the enemy are likely to trouble us--at any rate, not before the afternoon, and by that time you will have rejoined us." "We can march on now, sahib." "No, no," the colonel said; "a thirty-six-mile march, through this bush, is a great deal more than a fair day's march for anyone; and I am not going to see such good men knocked up, by asking too much of them.

So just go, and do as I order you.

You may be sure that I shall put the deed you have accomplished in my orders of today.
"Well, Mr.Bullen," he said, as he came to the spot where Lisle was sitting, with his shoes and stockings off, rubbing his aching feet, "so you could not outmarch the Sikhs ?" "No, sir, and I did not expect to do so.