Quickly she picked outthirty or forty of the youngest and strongest. With the notorious Osman Atalanopposing them, the nature of the siege would change. Itseemed that there was some cultivation under the palm trees, for hemade out a line of darker green below the untidy fronds. The excitement of the chase and thebattle ahead made his nerves sing like copper telegraph lines in thewind.
This must be the second Dervish sentry. They advanced in a linewith their bayonets fixed and used their rifle butts to club down anywho stood in their way. He watched the tiny shapeapproaching, then shook his head. Some turned, and started to creep away.
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