This was how it was: a spring of clear water rose almost at the top of a knoll. Well, on the knoll, and enclosing the spring, they had clapped a stout log-house, fit to hold two score of people on a pinch, and loop-holed for musketry on every side.

• 木寨的情况是这样的：一股清泉几乎是从小山丘的顶上涌了出来，有人在这山丘上用圆木围着清泉建了一座坚固的屋子，里面可以挤得下四十个人，而且四面的墙上都有枪孔。