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The Attack

           Buthiswordswereunheeded,noshotwasfired,andthelastboardermadegoodhisescapeanddisappearedwiththerestintothewood.Inthreesecondsnothingremainedoftheattackingpartybutthefivewhohadfallen,fourontheinsideandoneontheoutsideofthepalisade.

           ThedoctorandGrayandIranfullspeedforshelter.Thesurvivorswouldsoonbebackwheretheyhadlefttheirmuskets,andatanymomentthefiremightrecommence.

           Thehousewasbythistimesomewhatclearedofsmoke,andwesawataglancethepricewehadpaidforvictory.Hunterlaybesidehisloophole,stunned;Joycebyhis,shotthroughthehead,nevertomoveagain;whilerightinthecentre,thesquirewassupportingthecaptain,oneaspaleastheother.

           "Thecaptain’swounded,"saidMr.Trelawney.

           "Havetheyrun?"askedMr.Smollett.

           "Allthatcould,youmaybebound,"returnedthedoctor;"butthere’sfiveofthemwillneverrunagain."

           "Five!"criedthecaptain."Come,that’sbetter.Fiveagainstthreeleavesusfourtonine.That’sbetteroddsthanwehadatstarting.Wewereseventonineteenthen,orthoughtwewere,andthat’sasbadtobear."

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