sapper

But the stage was set again; the curtain had risen; the watcher on Sapper's Hill had heralded the last act.

Although rainfall data are not available for Chinaj and Toocog, there are records for nearby stations (Sapper, 1932).

He was a self-educated-man; he had formerly been a sapper and he was one of the best and handiest working engineers alive.

"Captain wants to speak to you, sir," came the voice of the sapper from under the tarpaulin.

Down dives the sapper, and presently his face reappears, with "Headquarters to speak to you, sir."