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The answer returned was that if the admiral desired to be master of the fort he must take it by force, as Angria was resolved to defend it to the last extremity. The ships remained at anchor outside the harbor during the night. Next morning a boat put off from the town end of the fort conveying several of Angria's relatives and some officers of Ramaji Punt's army.
Charlie had pulled his trigger, just as he felt himself going; and at the same moment he heard the crack of Ramajee Punt's rifle. The instant they touched the ground, Tim and Charlie cast themselves over and over, two or three times; and then leaped to their feet, Charlie grasping his rifle, to make the best defence he could if the tiger sprang upon him. The creature lay, however, immovable.
So they did, and the plates clattered and the glasses chinked. Mr. Polly stood shoulder to shoulder with Johnson for a moment. "In for it," said Mr. Polly cheeringly. "Cheer up, O' Man, and peck a bit. No reason why you shouldn't eat, you know." The Punt boy stood on Mr. Polly's boots for a minute, struggling violently against the compunction of Mrs. Punt's grip. "Pie," said the Punt boy, "Pie!"
"He had his shooting punt and the tide hasn't left the creek yet," said Jake, and they ran across the marsh. When they stopped at a muddy pool the punt had gone, but there were fresh footmarks on the bank; and Jim set off again. "The creek winds and he must shove her across the mud in places," he said. "My punt's on the sands. If we are quick, we might head him off."
They stumbled among reeds and rushes, and fell into pools, and were wet when they reached a hollow at the edge of the sands. The bank was steep, but the tide had not left the channel, and Jim, plunging in, pulled up the punt's anchor. Then he stood on deck, using the pole, while Jake paddled.
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