I fancy, however, that the lesson you have given the beggars has taken all fight out of them." When half down the hill, they met a party of the Pioneers coming out.

The Ghoorkhas at once handed the wounded over to them, and started up the hill again.

The sergeant had fainted from loss of blood, and no questions were asked till the injured men were all placed in little hospital tents, and their wounds attended to.

Two of them had bullet wounds, and three had received knife wounds on the shoulder or arm.

Only Lisle and one other escaped unhurt.