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The Attack

           "Roundthehouse,lads!Roundthehouse!"criedthecaptain;andeveninthehurly-burly,Iperceivedachangeinhisvoice.

           Mechanically,Iobeyed,turnedeastwards,andwithmycutlassraised,ranroundthecornerofthehouse.NextmomentIwasfacetofacewithAnderson.Heroaredaloud,andhishangerwentupabovehishead,flashinginthesunlight.Ihadnottimetobeafraid,butastheblowstillhungimpending,leapedinatriceupononeside,andmissingmyfootinthesoftsand,rolledheadlongdowntheslope.

           WhenIhadfirstsalliedfromthedoor,theothermutineershadbeenalreadyswarmingupthepalisadetomakeanendofus.Oneman,inarednight-cap,withhiscutlassinhismouth,hadevengotuponthetopandthrownalegacross.Well,soshorthadbeentheintervalthatwhenIfoundmyfeetagainallwasinthesameposture,thefellowwiththerednight-capstillhalf-wayover,anotherstilljustshowinghisheadabovethetopofthestockade.Andyet,inthisbreathoftime,thefightwasoverandthevictorywasours.

           Gray,followingclosebehindme,hadcutdownthebigboatswainerehehadtimetorecoverfromhislastblow.Anotherhadbeenshotataloopholeintheveryactoffiringintothehouseandnowlayinagony,thepistolstillsmokinginhishand.Athird,asIhadseen,thedoctorhaddisposedofatablow.Ofthefourwhohadscaledthepalisade,oneonlyremainedunaccountedfor,andhe,havinglefthiscutlassonthefield,wasnowclamberingoutagainwiththefearofdeathuponhim.

           "Firefirefromthehouse!"criedthedoctor."Andyou,lads,backintocover."

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