I am ashamed for this legion, I am ashamed for the fourth legion, which, approving of our authority with equal virtue, abandoned Antonius, not looking upon him as their consul and general, but as an enemy and attacker of their country.

The trenches cut on both sides of this gorge supported Subr as well as Deir Yesin, and the Subr defences were also arranged to be helpful to the Deir Yesin garrison by taking attackers in flank.

The attackers under Waller numbered seven thousand, but by December, after great losses, they were forced to withdraw.

Dodging under the clenched fist, he turned dexterously, seized young Langdon's outstretched wrist and bent the arm down over his (Haines') shoulder as though to throw the young attacker with the wrestler's "flying mare."

A single company of British troops would have held up the whole show and inflicted losses on the attackers out of all proportion to the object gained.

"If we put out all lights, we'll have the attackers at a disadvantage.

They were now engaged in barricading the door so that it could be forced open only a few inches, thus exposing the attackers to a deadly fire.