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During the absence of Nicholson's small force the enemy had attacked all the pickets, and kept up a heavy cannonade from the walls, causing us a loss of thirty-five men. It was their impression that the camp had been left almost bare and defenceless by the withdrawal of so large a force; but they were quickly undeceived, and were met at each point of assault by a galling fire from our men.
He had been present at a prolonged ceremony the opening of the first gasworks in Melbourne and a cold south wind had given him a dangerous chill. He lay for a day or two in great danger; but the crisis seemed past, and he had begun to recover, when news was brought to him of Mr. Nicholson's failure.
It is a series of "Reasons" why witches should be believed in the MS. in its present state beginning with the "5th Reason" and breaking off in the midst of the 108th. See Nicholson's opinion on this, pp. xxxvii-xxxix of his introduction to Scot's book.
At this place the British, during the battle of Nicholson's Nek, had hidden a large quantity of rifle and gun ammunition in a hole in the ground, covering it up with grass, which gave it the appearance of a heap of rubbish. One of the burghers who feared this would be injurious to the health of our men in camp, set the grass on fire, and this soon penetrated to the ammunition.
A slow oozing stream of blood crept over the white marble to Nicholson's feet. The voices died into silence. Nicholson and Nehal Singh faced each other over the dead body. "Thou seest," Nehal Singh said. "There is no turning back." "No, there is no turning back." The Englishman drew himself upright.
Nicholson's; he was well acquainted with the tale of John's calamitous disappearance from Edinburgh; and putting one thing with another, hasted with the first word of this scandal, not to the police, but to his friend.
But thou shalt not go back and say that it is ambition or a mean revenge which has drawn my sword from its sheath. It is not that." He paused, and the hand which he had raised to cut short Nicholson's interruption sank slowly back upon his sword-hilt. Then he went on, and his low-pitched voice penetrated into the farthest corner of the silent temple: "Sahib, I loved thy people.
His indomitable spirit seemed at once to infuse fresh vigour into the force, and from the time of his arrival to the day of the assault Nicholson's name was in everyone's mouth, and each soldier knew that vigorous measures would be taken to insure ultimate success.
To our next meeting in Marut!" The two men shook hands. "Good night, Mrs. Travers. You will be able to be your own messenger now," Nicholson said. She met his glance with quiet courage. "They will be able to see with their own eyes that things are going well with me," she answered simply. When the door closed upon Nicholson's tall form she went back to her husband's side.
It was hoped that the Boers, if defeated, would find their retreat barred by the force that had stated early for Nicholson's Nek. All were well away from the town before daylight broke. At five o'clock in the morning the guns spoke out, and were at once answered by the Boer artillery, and the roar of fire soon became general.
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