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The Last Stand of the Greys

           Thencameachange; theGreysceasedtogive; theystoodstillasarock,againstwhichthefuriouswavesofspearmenbrokeagainandagain,onlytorecoil. Presentlytheybegantomoveoncemoreforwardthistime; astheyhadnofirearmstherewasnosmoke,sowecouldseeitall. Anotherminuteandtheonslaughtgrewfainter. 

           "Ah,thesearemen,indeed;theywillconqueragain,"calledoutIgnosi,whowasgrindinghisteethwithexcitementatmyside."See,itisdone!" 

           Suddenly,likepuffsofsmokefromthemouthofacannon,theattackingregimentbrokeawayinflyinggroups,theirwhitehead-dressesstreamingbehindtheminthewind, andlefttheiropponentsvictors,indeed,but,alas!nomorearegiment. Ofthegallanttripleline,whichfortyminutesbeforehadgoneintoactionthreethousandstrong,thereremainedatmostsomesixhundredblood-spatteredmen; therestwereunderfoot. Andyettheycheeredandwavedtheirspearsintriumph, andthen,insteadoffallingbackuponusasweexpected,theyranforward,forahundredyardsorso,aftertheflyinggroupsoffoemen,tookpossessionofarisingknollofground,and,resumingtheirtripleformation,formedathreefoldringarounditsbase. Andthere,thanksbetoHeaven,standingonthetopofthemoundforaminute,IsawSirHenry,apparentlyunharmed,andwithhimouroldfriendInfadoos. ThenTwala’sregimentsrolleddownuponthedoomedband,andoncemorethebattleclosedin. 

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