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What's that?" said Bensington.
One of the rats put its head out," suggested one of the men.
By-the-bye, we left our guns up there," said Redwood.
By the sacks."
Every one began to walk towards the hill again.
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That must be the rats," said Bensington.
Obviously," said Cossar, gnawing his finger nails.
Bang!
"Hullo?" said one of the men.
Then abruptly came a shout, two shots, a loud shout that was almost a
scream, three shots in rapid succession and a splintering of wood. All
these sounds were very clear and very small in the immense stillness of
the night. Then for some moments nothing but a minute muffled confusion
from the direction of the rat-holes, and then again a wild yell ... Each
man found himself running hard for the guns.
Two shots.
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