Of the four who had scaled the palisade , one only remained unaccounted for , and he , having left his cutlass on the field , was now clambering out again with the fear of death upon him . `` Fire -- fire from the house ! '' cried the doctor . `` And you , lads , back into cover . '' But his words were unheeded , no shot was fired , and the last boarder made good his escape and disappeared with the rest into the wood . In three seconds nothing remained of the attacking party but the five who had fallen , four on the inside and one on the outside of the palisade . The doctor and Gray and I ran full speed for shelter . The survivors would soon be back where they had left their muskets , and at any moment the fire might recommence . The house was by this time somewhat cleared of smoke , and we saw at a glance the price we had paid for victory . Hunter lay beside his loophole , stunned ; Joyce by his , shot through the head , never to move again ; while right in the centre , the squire was supporting the captain , one as pale as the other . `` The captain 's wounded , '' said Mr. Trelawney . `` Have they run ? '' asked Mr. Smollett . `` All that could , you may be bound , '' returned the doctor ; `` but there 's five of them will never run again . '' `` Five ! '' cried the captain . `` Come , that 's better . Five against three leaves us four to nine . That 's better odds than we had at starting . We were seven to nineteen then , or thought we were , and that 's as bad to bear . ''
* * The mutineers were soon only eight in number , for the man shot by Mr. XXXXX on board the schooner died that same evening of his wound .
Hunter Joyce Smollett Trelawney centre escape left palisade right seconds