Indiscreet Letters From Peking: Being the Notes of An Eye-Witness, Which Set ...

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Indiscreet Letters From Peking: Being the Notes of An Eye-Witness, Which Set ...
Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox), 1877-1930
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Dozens of soldiers jumped up around us, looking every bit like startled pheasants in their bright uniforms, and retired, firing rapidly. This, as if a preconcerted plan, was the signal for a tremen- dous fire on all sides, which absolutely surprised us.
From every adjacent ruin and roof the enemy appeared by magic, and fired at us with ever-increasing vigour.
Now just above us the selfsame gun which had de- molished my outpost house a few days before loomed invitingly, and determined to have ou
...r revenge and stick the gunners like pigs if we could only get to grips, a knot of us ran on. The bugler blew a few sharp notes to rally some of those who were hanging back in con- fusion, and finally, riflemen in advance and the converts Digitized by VjOOQIC THE FAILURE 185 herded tremblingly behind by a brave Japanese Secretary of Legation in spectacles, we succeeded in climbing up on to the gun platform. The gunners, who had been lying beside their weapon, fled precipitately as soon as they saw our heads come over the barricade, but to our right and left the enemy was now swarming forward with frantic yells.

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