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Updated: May 12, 2025
George was in his arm-chair by the mantel looking over one of his heavy ducking-guns when the Lord of Moorlands entered. He was the last man in the world he expected to see, but he did not lose his self-control or show in any way his surprise. He was host, and Rutter was his guest; nothing else counted now. St.
Alas! all that he did to appease his thirst for deeds of daring only helped to augment it. The sight of all the murderous implements kept him in a perpetual stew of wrath and exaltation. His revolvers, repeating rifles, and ducking-guns shouted "Battle! battle!" out of their mouths. Through the twigs of his baobab, the tempest of great voyages and journeys soughed and blew bad advice.
Arrangements had been made on all sides forty or fifty stout and active men were mustered, well armed, though variously, with muskets, ducking-guns and rifles some fifteen couple of strong hounds, of every height and color, were collected some twenty horses saddled and bridled, and twice as many sleighs were ready; with provisions, ammunition, liquor and blankets, all prepared for a week's bivouac.
First allow an enemy to entrench, and then fight him! See the destruction brought upon the British at Bunker's Hill yet our troops there were only militia; raw, half-armed clodhoppers, and not a mortar, or carronade, not even a swivel only their ducking-guns! What, then, are we to expect from regulars, completely armed, with a choice train of artillery, and covered by a breastwork."
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