ButthispursuitcouldonlyterminatetoMichael’sdisadvantage。
Hishorsewasalmostexhausted。Hemanagedtoreachthebankoftheriver。TheUsbeckdetachmentwasnownotmorethanfiftypacesbehindhim。
TheObiwasdeserted——notaboatofanydescriptionwhichcouldtakehimoverthewater！
“Courage，mybravehorse！“criedMichael。“Come！Alasteffort！“
Andheplungedintotheriver，whichherewashalfaverstinwidth。