Bunyip Land Chapter 19 - How We Were Besieged, and I Thought of Birnam Wood

The George Manville Fenn Library · Sep 26, 2026 · 23m

In which the travellers find themselves beset by a volley of arrows from hidden assailants, compelling them to erect a makeshift breastwork and prepare for a grim defence amid rising tension and the tough gaze of the doctor, whose hopes for peace give way to a sombre resolve to protect life at all costs. The scene unfolds with an intense exchange of arrow and bullet, its heat and thirst adding a cruel edge to their stand as a mysterious advancing bush hints at fresh danger, and the struggle to hold their ground tests both courage and camaraderie.