The De Kalb remained in position until dark, firing every fifteen minutes, but receiving no reply from the enemy.
The women were especially demonstrative, and many of them approached and threatened Mahmoud, to whom the expression "Kalb!"
And how angry Madame von Kalb would be with us, for having enticed her dear friend away!
Still I stood twirling the paper in my hands, and looking very humble and very persevering, till a loud "Ruh ya Kalb!"
A good general would have done either the one of these things or the other, and Kalb recommended the immediate attack.
