| Some were ignited by mechanical action and others by match or portfire. |
| There were rockets, and portfire, and a huge bonfire, while the President was serenaded. |
| Carmichael took the portfire and had just lighted the fuse, when he received a mortal wound. |
| Jim touched the vent of the gun with his portfire, and instantly a squirt of flame and smoke shot upward. |
| He handed the portfire to Corporal Burgess, who was shot dead before he could light the fuse. |
| Sumbal hesitated, then put down the portfire and walked over to the fallen lad, beside whom the stranger was kneeling. |
