A fight, hand to hand, muzzle to muzzle, and sword to sword.
One slight advantage was on the side of the Arabs.
They and their horses were quite fresh, while the Turks and their chargers were wearied with a long and difficult march.
Our friends did not forget they were Englishmen, and upheld the honour of their country in the personal bravery they showed upon this occasion.
Jack Harkaway and Harry Girdwood hewed their way right and left among the Turkish horsemen.
They were like mowers among the corn, their sickles sharp, and their harvest heavy.
Soon shone the morning sun brightly upon this scene of strife.
The Turks, from their numbers, could relieve their comrades when they became tired.
The Arabs had no such advantage.
They began to thin terribly.