Part 3

Often ... he had felt that a terrible death was very near 218

Sir Thomas sat silent 232

'What now, Mother Eve?' he answered 240

'You are mistaking me for somebody else' 248

The archers set a ladder against the wall, which the lady instantly threw down 274

Gordon found time to attend to an old dying woman 310

A shot ended his life 330

'Do not delay an instant,' he cried, 'or it will be too late' 338

'Let him die!' he said 344

The bright-eyed lizards he especially loved 354

ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

PAGE 'Tell me what you want to say, and I will say it' 17

They sprang on the food like wolves 28

He brushed down the walls without hindrance from anyone 41

All three were apt pupils 51

The Gauls poured out of their camp shouting and screaming with delight 56

He found right in front of him a huge precipice 64

The whole four thousand climbed the ridge 77

'Let me release the Romans from their anxiety,' he said 93

He found the Prince lying unconscious on the ground 130

For two days they sought in vain for a road to take them to Caithness 162

He managed to crawl over the floor 179

The Captain obligingly did as he was asked 183

Suddenly the table began to rock 189

In another moment he would have been trampled under the feet of the Afghan cavalry 191

Not one of their movements passed unnoticed by her 201

A tired horseman rode into camp 204

The young Aide-de-camp did not waste time in arguing 213