Atlast，andjustbeforethedawn，agreenrocketshotupfromthefarsideofthevalleyofBersund，attheheadofthegorge，toshowthattheGoorkhaswereinposition。Aredlightfromtheinfantryatleftandrightansweredit，andthecavalryburntawhiteflare。Afghansinwinterarelatesleepers，anditwasnottillfulldaythattheGullaKuttaMullah’smenbegantostragglefromtheirhuts，rubbingtheireyes。Theysawmeningreen，andred，andbrownuniforms，leaningontheirarms，neatlyarrangedallroundthecraterofthevillageofBersund，inacordonthatnotevenawolfcouldhavebroken。Theyrubbedtheireyesthemorewhenapink-facedyoungman，whowasnotevenintheArmy，butrepresentedthePoliticalDepartment，trippeddownthehillsidewithtwoorderlies，rappedatthedooroftheGullaKuttaMullah’shouse，andtoldhimquietlytostepoutandbetiedupforsafetransport。Thatsameyoungmanpassedonthroughthehuts，tappinghereonecateranandthereanotherlightlywithhiscane；andaseachwaspointedout，sohewastiedup，staringhopelesslyatthecrownedheightsaroundwheretheEnglishsoldierslookeddownwithincuriouseyes。OnlytheMullahtriedtocarryitoffwithcursesandhighwords，tillasoldierwhowastyinghishandssaid：-
\"Noneo’yourlip！Whydidn’tyoucomeoutwhenyouwasordered，insteado’keepingusawakeallnight？You’renobetterthanmyownbarrack-sweeper，youwhite-’eadedoldpolyanthus！Kimup！\"
HalfanhourlaterthetroopshadgoneawaywiththeMullahandhisthirteenfriends。Thedazedvillagerswerelookingruefullyatapileofbrokenmusketsandsnappedswords，andwonderinghowintheworldtheyhadcomesotomiscalculatetheforbearanceoftheIndianGovernment。
Itwasaveryneatlittleaffair，neatlycarriedout，andthemenconcernedwereunofficiallythankedfortheirservices。
Yetitseemstomethatmuchcreditisalsoduetoanotherregimentwhosenamedidnotappearinbrigadeorders，andwhoseveryexistenceisindangerofbeingforgotten。