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"But what about the other boat?" "Why, we are in it, sir. Can't you see?" said Peter sourly. "No, no I mean the enemy's." "Oh! Out of sight, sir. Gone down the river just as if you were peppering them still." "Eh?
It was terrible, but it was grand peppering away at them to the tune of 'Roamin' in the Gloamin'' and 'The Lass o' Killiecrankie. It's many a song about the lassies we sang in that 'smoker' wi' the Germans." According to another Highlander "those men who couldn't sing very well just whistled, and those who couldn't whistle talked about football and joked with each other.
She did not speak, and he went on in the same old way, French words peppering the halting English; she could have shut her eyes and fancied she was back in the city again, or on the ship. He muttered and shouted alternately all the way to the cottage; there was a meal waiting but he could not eat; sitting on the edge of the verandah, he ordered her to light him a cigarette.
The voices and the sound of the oars died away, came again, died again, as the boats slowly circled the rock, every keen eye on board, he knew, searching every nook and cranny for sign of him. Then a shot rang out, over there towards the south-west, and another, and another. Tired of inaction, they were peppering his bee-hive to stir him up in case he was fast asleep inside.
"Suppose I try to reply in the same order came this morning; direct from China, where we've been sinking junks and peppering pirates; got leave of absence for a few weeks to run down here and see the old folks at home; whether I stay with you will depend on the treatment I receive; I have had breakfast, and came down here supposing that yours would have been over but I'm capable of a second meal at any time; have tried a third occasionally with reasonable success.
Though his troops were only armed with matchlocks, and might have been bad shots, they would have committed a good deal of mischief by peppering down on our decks; not to speak of what the heavy guns might have done, placed in a position to rake us as we steamed up.
It was now so late that they could not see one another; and the Swiss were, for this evening, forced to retire on the one side, and the French on the other. They lodged as they could; but well I trow that none did rest at ease. On the morrow at daybreak the Swiss were for beginning again, and they came straight towards the French artillery, from which they had a good peppering.
"Oh, yes," said the major, "they row well enough, but so did the old galley-slaves in the convict boats. Now, I won't use my revolver yet, but I've got four cartridges of BB shot that were meant for cassowaries or wild swans. Now, Mark, I think I'll give our friends their first peppering with them." "They will not kill, will they, sir?" said Mark anxiously.
"I can pick off a few of 'em." But Frank shook his head. "You've done your part," he said. "Now you get away from here until we clean these fellows up." Frank circled among the trees until he came into the midst of his own men again. These were still peppering away at the enemy from among the trees and the Germans, lying on the ground, were returning the fire.
This was quite sufficient to show their character, and the marines and small-armed men began peppering away at every Arab turban or cap of which they could catch sight, while the shells and grape prevented the enemy from returning to their guns in the fort. The tide, rushing in more rapidly than before, quickly enabled the smaller boats, led by Adair, to get up to the dhows.
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