"I've seen some of them out there at the edge of the brush." Blaisdell was optimistic.

He said Jean's night work would have its effect and that the Jorth contingent would not renew the siege very determinedly.

It turned out, however, that Blaisdell was wrong.
Directly after sunrise they began to pour volleys from four sides and from closer range.

During the night Jorth's gang had thrown earth banks and constructed log breastworks, from behind which they were now firing.

Jean and his comrades could see the flashes of fire and streaks of smoke to such good advantage that they began to return the volleys.
In half an hour the cabin was so full of smoke that Jean could not see the womenfolk in their corner.