I was in hopes that we were going to make a dash through them and get out of this prison of a place." "What! and leave all that splendid beef, Briggs ?" said Denham, who came up in time to hear the Sergeant's words.
"Yes; and the gold-mine too, sir.

We could come back and take possession of that." "But the bullocks ?" "They'd find their way out and get their living on the veldt.

Needn't trouble about them, sir.

Look out." We were looking out, for our two chief officers had now descended from the walls and crossed to where their servants were holding their chargers.
Directly after a note was sounded, followed by a sharp order or two, and horse and man, troop after troop, filed out into position and stood ready to mount.
The order was not long in coming, and we sprang into our saddles, all in profound ignorance of what was before us, save that we were soon to return.

About fifty men had been left as garrison.
Then an order was given, and we divided into two bodies.