During this time several breaches had been effected in the wall, near the southeast angle, but the defenders had fixed strong wooden stockades in the debris every night, so that no attack could be made.

In order to prevent this being done with the last-made breach, it was determined to assault at once.
The two prisoners had not had the lookout gallery to themselves.
Some of the rajah's officers were constantly there, and any movement of troops was at once reported by them.

The rajah himself had, twice or thrice, come up for a short time to watch the operations; and had, on each occasion, talked for some minutes with Harry.
"Your people will be mad, if they try to attack us through that small hole in the wall," he said, on the afternoon of the 14th.
"Were they to level a quarter of a mile of the wall, they might have some chance, though I doubt whether they would ever get a footing at the top; but with all my soldiers ready to defend that small opening, and with thirty or forty guns to fire at your people as they advance, it is as ridiculous as if ten men should attempt to take this palace.

What do you think ?" "I cannot say, Rajah.

From here I am unable to see what is taking place at the walls, nor how wide is the breach you speak of, nor how deep the ditch beyond; therefore I can give no opinion." "The English are brave fighters," the rajah said.