of the pole, and made them go to the oars. They were struck with fear, and began to row. Pratap came to the helm. No one, after that, ventured to speak or question. The Budgrow moved on swiftly. There were some fires from the cargo boat, but as it was impossible to see, in the star-light, the person to be aimed, they were immediately stopped.
Then, some men, armed with guns, came out, in a small boat, to seize the Budgrow. At first Pratap did nothing. But when they came to close quarters, he let both of his guns go off at them. Two were wounded—the rest turned back their boat out of fear and rowed away in all haste.
Ramcharan, who lay concealed in the bush, finding that Pratap was out of danger, and that the sepoys were coming from the cargo boat to make a search in the bush, made himself scarce.
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