WhatbefellmoreontheroaditselfIhadnotmuchtimetonote，forourbowmenspreadthemselvesoutalongthehedgethatlookedintothepasture—field，leavingsomesixfeetbetweenmanandman；therestofthebillmenwentalongwiththebowmen，andhaltedinclumpsofsomehalf—dozenalongtheirline，holdingthemselvesreadytohelpthebowmeniftheenemyshouldrunupundertheirshafts，ortorunontolengthenthelineincasetheyshouldtrytobreakinonourflank。Thehedgeinfrontofuswasofquick。IthadbeenstronglyplashedinthepastFebruary，andwasstiffandstout。Itstoodonalowbank；
moreover，theleveloftheorchardwassomethirtyincheshigherthanthatofthefield。andtheditchsometwofootdeeperthanthefaceofthefield。Thefieldwentwindingroundtobeyondthechurch，makingaquarterofacircleaboutthevillage，andatthewesternendofitwerethebuttswhencethefolkwerecomingfromshootingwhenIfirstcameintothevillagestreet。
Altogether，tomewhoknewnothingofwartheplaceseemeddefensibleenough。IhavesaidthattheroaddownwhichLongGregorycamewithhistidingswentnorth；andthatwasitsgeneraldirection；butitsfirstreachwasnearlyeast，sothatthelowsunwasnotintheeyesofanyofus，andwhereWillGreentookhisstand，andIwithhim，itwasnearlyatourbacks。
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