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Turn him partly over!" He hurriedly examined Lisle and then looked up. "It's not a case of drowning; and his limbs look sound. Must have got the breath knocked out of him against a boulder." He pointed to a broad red gash on Lisle's forehead as Nasmyth eased him down again. "That explains his unconsciousness." "Where's Gladwyne?" Nasmyth asked. Batley made an expressive gesture.
A telegram was also sent to Captain Hall, instructing him to despatch a company to increase the garrison at Kwisa. In the meantime two companies of the troops on the Prah were ordered to proceed, instantly, to the relief of Kwisa, under the command of Captain Melliss and, to Lisle's satisfaction, some of his company were to form part of the force.
The position was taken, and Hamilton, who came up late, was only able to send on De Lisle's mounted infantry, chiefly Australians, who ran down one of the Boer maxims in the open. The action had cost us altogether about seventy men.
The natives, seeing that the two men were apparently unarmed, rushed forward, firing their guns as they did so. Two of them fell before Lisle's revolver. One of the natives rushed with clubbed musket at him but, as he delivered the blow, the butt end of the musket struck a bough overhead and flew out of the man's hand; and Lisle, putting his revolver to his head, shot him. The other man ran off.
They did for the American volunteers what Rouget de Lisle's immortal song did for the French levies in the revolutionary wars, what Körner's martial ballads did for the German patriots in the Napoleonic wars. These superb pages of exhortation were read in every camp to the disheartened men; their courage commanded victory.
Jeffreys sought now to wring from Dunne what was this business to which he had so mysteriously alluded this with the object of establishing Lady Lisle's knowledge of Hicks's treason. Dunne resisted more stubbornly than ever.
So far as I know, no respectable bank or finance broker would handle that kind of business." "But if the boy died before he succeeded to the property?" "Batley could cover the risk by making Crestwick take out an insurance policy in his favor." Lisle's face grew stern, and Nasmyth lay smoking in silence for a while. Then he broke out again: "It's intolerable!
Puzzled by Colonel Penruddock's failure to do his part, Barter went off at once to the colonel's house to inform him that the pair were now at Lady Lisle's. "Why, that is very well," said the colonel, his smile more sinister than ever. "Trouble not yourself about that."
According to the terms of the bargain, the English garrisons were converted into two regiments, respectively to be commanded by Lord Lisle's son, now Sir Robert Sidney, and by Sir Horace Vere, and were to serve the States. Lisle, who had been in the Netherlands since the days of his uncle Leicester and his brother Sir Philip Sidney, now took his final departure for England.
He occasionally spoke of business ties, so he had an occupation, but he had not in Lisle's hearing mentioned what it was. Crestwick's face was hot as he answered his remark. "Not at all, Batley. The trouble is that I'm used to the Roberts target, and the spots on the card are puzzling after the rings. I'll get into it presently." "Oh, well," acquiesced the other.
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