eight o'clock
As soon as dinner was over the Guards set to work to erect two forts that the Engineers had already marked out . One of these was at the mouth of the pass leading into the little valley , the other was placed just above the pools . The baggage was piled close to the wells . By evening the work was well advanced , and at eight o'clock the Mounted Infantry and the whole of the camels started on their return journey , leaving the Guards , with fifteen Engineers and six Hussars , to hold the wells and guard the great pile of stores that had been brought up . As soon as work was over there was a general movement to the wells , and there were few who did not indulge in the luxury of a bathe in the lower pool . Rupert Clinton returned with the column to Korti , as General Stewart went back with them to bring out the main body of troops . It was calculated that ten days must elapse before these would arrive at Gakdul , and the Guards and Marines set to work in earnest the next morning to get things into order .