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Updated: June 2, 2025
The following day the enemy recommenced firing as before, and again retreated towards evening. This sort of work continued for many days in succession, every day unhappily increasing the number of the killed and wounded in the garrison. Colonel Ross and Reginald happily remained unhurt, as did Major Molony and Captain Hawkesford.
In a few seconds the fire would touch the powder, and all would be over. Major Molony had mounted his horse, and the sepoys having moved on, the European troop had just fallen in outside the fort, and were beginning to march, when suddenly an awful roar was heard, and a vast sheet of flame ascended from the middle of the fort.
There were Colonel Ross, with his sweet, blooming daughter Violet; and Major Molony and his pretty little round wife, to whom he had lately been married; and Captain Hawkesford, going out to rejoin his regiment, a handsome-looking man, but with a countenance not altogether prepossessing, for it betokened selfishness and want of feeling, or the lines about his firm set mouth, and large grey eyes, belied him.
The ladies, including Mrs Molony, were immediately placed on the elephants two of which animals were also employed in dragging the remaining field-guns; the baggage was secured, and the order to advance was given. Just at that moment a sowar was seen rapidly coming up from the direction of the city; whom, as he approached, Reginald recognised as his faithful ally, Buxsoo. "Alas, O Rajah!
You may go home again, said he; 'at present I have dismissed the subject. "After this, on meeting Father Molony, he told me that his cousin had passed, and that he would be soon sent up to Maynooth: so I concluded all hope was over with me; but I didn't then know what the letter to Father Finnerty contained. I now see that I may succeed still."
A very short time after this, Junks, Oakey and Flood were apprehended and executed for robbing Colonel Cope and Mr. Young of that very watch for which Carrick and Molony had been before executed, Joseph Blake being the evidence against them. After this hanging work of his companions, he thought himself not only entitled to liberty but reward.
I pronounce you, in the face of the world, right well prepared for it; but I see now who is the spy of the diocese oh, oh, thank you, Misther Molony I now remimber, that he is related to his lordship through the beggarly clan of the M 's.
Now then, shake hands, and forget all about it." He did not, however, venture to interfere when husband and wife fell out, considering that a third person would only make matters worse; and more especially did he avoid interfering in the everlasting squabbles of Major and Mrs Molony which were indeed rather amusing than otherwise, the object of the little lady being apparently to bring her lord and master under the complete subjection of her imperious will, to which he, good-tempered as he was, had no intention of yielding.
On passing the women's quarters on his way to the rear of the fort, as it wanted but a short time to sunrise, he saw Violet, with Nuna and Mrs Molony, who had already risen and were on their way to the hospital huts, and he could not resist stopping for one moment to bid her and his young sister farewell, it might be for ever.
Faith, you speak it remarkably well too, I assure you, on my honour; and I hope your highness is not offended at the remark I made." "Not at all," said Reginald, still laughing. "May I ask after Mrs Molony, and whether she has recovered from her voyage in the Glamorgan Castle?" "Why, as I am alive," exclaimed the major, "I do believe that you are Mr Reginald Hamerton!
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