Theypoundedonthroughthenightatabreakneckpacewhichtheyneverslackeneduntil,whenwithinaquarterofamileorsoofPenzoyPound,wherethearmywasencampedandslumberingbynow,theycaughtsightofthemusketeers\'matchesglowinginthedarkaheadofthem。Anoutpostbarredtheirprogress;butRichardhadthewatchword,andhespurredaheadshouting\"Albemarle,\"andthesoldiersfellbackandgavethempassage。Ontheygalloped,skirtingPenzoyPoundandthearmysleepinginUtterunconsciousnessofthefatethatwascreepingstealthilyuponitoutofthedarknessandmistsacrossthemoors;theyclatteredonpastLangmoorStoneanddashedstraightintothevillage,RichardneverdrawingreinuntilhereachedthedoorofthecottagewhereFevershamwaslodged。
Theyhadcomenotonlyataheadlongpace,butinaheadlongmanner,withoutquiteconsideringwhatawaitedthemattheendoftheirrideinadditiontotheirobjectoffindingRuth。Itwasonlynow,ashedrewreinbeforethelightedhouseandcaughtthesoundofBlake\'sraisedvoicepouringthroughanopenwindowonthegroundfloor,thatRichardfullyrealizedwhatmannerofrashnesshewascommitting。HewastoolatetorescueRuthfromBlake。Whatmorecouldhelooktoachieve？
HishopehadbeenthatwithWilding\'shelphemightsnatchherfromSirRowlandbeforethelatterreachedhisdestination。Butnow—toenterFeversham\'spresenceandinassociationwithsonotoriousarebelasMr。WildingwereapieceoffollyoftheheroickindthatRicharddidnotsavour。Indeed,haditnotbeenforWilding\'smasterfulpresence,itismorethanoddshehadturnedtail,andriddenhomeagaintobed。
ButWilding,whohadleaptnimblytotheground,stoodwaitingforRichardtodismount,impatientnowthatfromthesoundofSirRowland\'svoicehehadassurancethatRichardhadprovedanableguide。Theyoungmangotdown,butmightyethavehesitatedhadnotWildingcaughthimbythearmandwhirledhimupthesteps,throughtheopendoor,pastthetwosoldierswhokeptit,andwhoweretoosurprisedtostayhim,straightintothelong,low—ceilingedchamberwhereFeversham,attendedbyacaptainofhorse,waslisteningtoBlake\'sangrynarrativeofthatnight\'sfailure。
Mr。Wilding\'sentrancewasdecidedlysensational。Hesteppedquicklyforward,and,takingBlakewhowasstilltalking,allunconsciousofthosebehindhim,bythecollarofhiscoat,heinterruptedhiminthemiddleofanimpassionedperiod,wrenchedhimbackwardsoffhisfeet,anddashedhimwithaforcealmostincredibleintoaheapinacorneroftheroom。Thereforsomemomentsthebaronetlayhalfdazedbytheshockofhisfall。
Alongtable,whichseemedtodividethechamberintwo,stoodbetweenLordFevershamandhisofficerandMr。WildingandRuth—bywhosesidehehadnowcometostandinBlake\'sroom。
Therewasanexclamation,halfanger,halfamazement,atMr。Wilding\'soutrageuponSirRowland,andthecaptainofhorsesprangforward。ButWildingraisedhishand,hisfacesocomposedandcalmthatitwasimpossibletothinkhimconceivinganyviolence,asindeedheprotestedatthatmoment。
\"Beassured,gentlemen,\"hesaid,\"thatIhavenofurtherrudenesstoofferanysothatthisladyissufferedtowithdrawwithme。\"AndhetookinhisownahandthatRuth,amazedandunresisting,yieldeduptohim。Thattouchofhisseemedtodriveoutherfearsandtorestoreherconfidence;themortalterrorinwhichshehadbeenuntilhiscomingdroppedfromhernow。Shewasnolongeraloneandabandonedtothevindictivenessofrudeandviolentmen。Shehadbesideheroneinwhomexperiencehadtaughthertohavefaith。
LouisDuras,MarquisdeBlanquefort,andEarlofFeversham,coughedwithmockdiscreetnessundercoverofhishand。\"Ahem！\"
Hewasacomelymanwithalongnose,goodlowliddedeyes,ahumorousmouth,andaweakchin;ataglancehelookedwhathewas,aweak,good—naturedsensualist。Hewasresplendentatthemomentinabluesatindressing—gownstiffwithgoldlace,forhehadbeeninterruptedbyBlake\'sarrivalintheveryactofputtinghimselftobed,andhishead—divestedofhiswig—wasboundupinascarfofmanycolours。
Athisside,thered—coatedcaptain,arrestedbythegeneral\'ssardoniccough,stood,ared—faced,freckledboy,lookingtohissuperiorfororders。
\"It\'inkyou`ave`urtSareRowland,\"saidFevershamcomposedlyinhisbadEnglish。\"Whoareyou,sare？\"
\"Thislady\'shusband,\"answeredWilding,whereuponthecaptainstaredandFeversham\'sbrowswentupinsurprisedamusement。
\"So—ho！T\'attrue？\"quoththelatterinatonesuggestingthatitexplainedeverythingtohim。\"T\'isgifadifferen\'colourtoyourstory,SareRowlan\'。\"Thenheaddedinachuckle,\"Ho,ho—l\'amour！\"andlaughedoutright。
Blake,gatheringtogetherhiswitsand。hislimbsatthesametime,madeshifttorise。
\"Whataplaguedoestheirrelationshipmatter？\"hebegan。Hewouldhaveaddedmore,buttheFrenchmanthoughtthisquestiononethatneededanswering。
\"Parbleu！\"heswore,hisamusementrising。\"Itseemtomattersomet\'ing。\"
\"Damnme！\"sworeBlake,redinthefacefrompalethathehadbeen。\"DoyouconceivethatifIhadrunawaywithhiswifeforherownsakeIhadfetchedhertoyou？\"Helurchedforwardashespoke,butkepthisdistancefromWilding,whostoodbetweenRuthandhim。
Fevershambowedsardonically。\"Youareasuchflatterer,SareRowlan\',\"
saidhe,laughterbubblinginhiswords。
BlakelookedhisscornofthistrivialFrenchman,who,uponscentingwhatappearedtobethecomedyofanoutragedhusbandovertakingthemanwhohadcarriedoffhiswife,forgottheseriousbusiness,apartofwhichSirRowlandhadalreadyimpartedtohim。CaptainWentworth—atime—servinggentleman—smiledwiththisFrenchgeneralofaBritisharmythathemightwinthegreatman\'sfavour。
\"Ihavetoldyourlordship,\"saidBlake,frothonhislips,\"thatthetwentymenIhadfromyou,aswellasEnsignNorris,aredeadinBridgwater,andthatmyplantocarryoffKingMonmouthhascometoruin,allbecausewewerebetrayedbythiswoman。Itisnowmyfurtherprivilegetopointouttoyourlordshipthemantowhomshesoldus。\"
FevershammislikedSirRowland\'sarroganttone,mislikedhisangry,scornfulglance。Hiseyesnarrowed,thelaughterfadedslowlyfromhisface。
\"Yes,yes,Iremember,\"saidhe;\"t\'islady,youhavetoleus,betrayyou。Ver\'well。Butyouhavenottoleuswhobetrayyoutot\'islady。\"
AndhelookedinquiringlyatBlake。
Thebaronet\'sjawdropped;hisfacelostsomeofitshighcolour。Hewasstunnedbythequestionasthebirdisstunnedthatfliesheadlongagainstapaneofglass。Hehadcrashedintoanobstructionsotransparentthathehadnotseenit。
\"So！\"saidFeversham,andhestrokedthecleftofhischin。\"CaptainWentwort\',besokindastocallt\'eguard。\"
Wentworthmovedtoobey,butbeforehehadgoneroundthetable,BlakehadlookedbehindhimandespiedRichardshrinkingbythedoor。
\"Byheaven！\"hecried,\"Icanmorethanansweryourlordship\'squestion。\"
Wentworthstopped,lookingatFeversham。
\"Voyons,\"saidtheGeneral。
\"Icanplaceyouinpossessionofthemanwhohaswroughtourruin。Heisthere,\"andhepointedtheatricallytoRichard。
Fevershamlookedatthelimpfigureinsomebewilderment。Indeed,hewashavingamostbewilderingevening—ormorning,rather,foritwaseventhenonthestrokeofoneo\'clock。\"An\'whoareyou,sare？\"heasked。
Richardcameforward,nervinghimselfforwhatwastofollow。IthadjustoccurredtohimthatheheldacardwhichshouldtrumpanytrickofSirRowland\'svindictiveness,andtheprospectheartenedandcomfortedhim。
\"Iamthislady\'sbrother,mylord,\"heanswered,andhisvoicewasfairlysteady。
\"Tiens！\"saidFeversham,and,smiling,heturnedtoWentworth。
\"Quiteafamilyparty,sir,\"saidthecaptain,smilingback。
\"Oh！maistout——fait,\"saidtheGeneral,laughingoutright,andthenWildingcreatedadiversionbyleadingRuthtoachairthatstoodatthefarendofthetable,anddrawingitforwardforher。\"Ah,yes,\"
saidFevershamairily,\"letMadamesit。\"
\"Youareverygood,sir,\"saidRuth,hervoicebraveandcalm。
\"Butsomewhatlackinginspontaneity,\"Wildingcriticized,whichsetWentworthstaringandtheFrenchmanscowling。
\"ShallIcalltheguard,mylord？\"askedWentworthcrisply。
\"It\'inkyes,\"saidFeversham,andthecaptaingainedthedoor,andspokeawordtooneofthesoldierswithout。
\"But,mylord,\"exclaimedBlakeinatoneofprotest,\"Ivowyouaretooreadytotakethisfellow\'sword。\"
\"He`asspokesofew,\"saidFeversham。
\"Doyouknowwhoheis？\"
\"You`af`eard`imsay—t\'elady\'s`usband。\"
\"Aye—buthisname,\"criedBlake,quiveringwithanger。\"DoyouknowthatitisWilding？\"
Thenamecertainlymadeanimpressionthatmighthaveflatteredthemantowhomitbelonged。Feversham\'swholemannerchanged;thetrivialairofpersiflagethathehadadoptedhithertowasgoneontheinstant,andhisbrowgrewdark。
\"T\'attrue？\"heaskedsharply。\"AreyouMistaireWildin\'—MistaireAntoineWildin\'？\"
\"Yourlordship\'smostdevotedservant,\"saidWildingsuavely,andmadealeg。
WentworthinthebackgroundpausedintheactofreclosingthedoortostareatthisgentlemanwhosenameAlbemarlehadrenderedsoexcellentlywellknown。
\"Andyoutodarecome`ere？\"thunderedFeversham,thoroughlyrousedbytheother\'sairyindifference。\"Youtodarecome`ere—intomyver\'
presence？\"
Mr。Wildingsmiledconciliatingly。\"Icameformywife,mylord,\"
heremindedhim。\"Itgrievesmetointrudeuponyourlordshipatsolateanhour,andindeeditwasfarfrommyintent。IhadhopedtoovertakeSirRowlandbeforehereachedyou。\"
\"NomdeDieu！\"sworeFeversham。\"Ho！Asogreateffrontery！\"HeswungrounduponBlakeagain。\"SareRowlan\',\"hebadehimangrily,\"besokindtotellmewhat`appeninBreechwater—everyt\'ing！\"
Blake,hisfacepurple,seemedtostruggleforbreathandwords。Mr。
Wildingansweredforhim。
\"SirRowlandissocholeric,mylord,\"hesaidinhispleasant,levelvoice,\"thatperhapsthetalewouldcomemoreintelligiblyfromme。
Believemethathehasservedyoutothebestofhisability。
Unfortunatelyforthesuccessofyourchoiceplanofmurder,Ihadnewsofitattheeleventhhour,andwithapartyofmusketeersIwasabletosurpriseanddestroyyourcut—throatsinMr。Newlington\'sgarden。
Yousee,mylord,Iwastohavebeenoneofthevictimsmyself,andI
resentedtheattentionsthatwereintendedme。IhadnoknowledgethatSirRowlandhadcontrivedtoescape,and,frankly,itisathingI
deploremorethanIcansay,forhadthatnothappenedmuchtroublemighthavebeensavedandyourlordship\'sresthadnotbeendisturbed。\"
\"Butt\'ewoman？\"criedFevershamimpatiently。\"Howisshecomeintothisgalare？\"
\"Itwasshewhowarnedhim,\"Blakegotout,asalreadyIhavehadthehonourtoinformyourlordship。\"
\"Andyourlordshipcannotblameherforthat,\"saidWilding。\"TheladyisamostloyalsubjectofKingJames;butsheisalso,asyouobserve,adutifulwife。Iwilladdthatitwasherintentiontowarnmeonlywhentoolateforinterference。SirRowland,asithappened,wasslowin……\"
\"Silence！\"blazedtheFrenchman。\"Nowt\'atIknowwhoyouare,t\'atmakeasogreatdifference。Whereist\'eguard,Wentwort\'？\"
\"Ihearthem,\"answeredthecaptain,andfromthestreetcamethetrampoftheirmarchingfeet。
FevershamturnedagaintoBlake。\"T\'eaffaire`as`appen\'so,\"hesaid,betweenquestionandassertion,summingupthesituationasheunderstoodit。\"T\'isrogue,\"andhepointedtoRichard,\"`avebetrayyourplanto`issister,whobetrayitto`er`usband,whosavet\'eDucdeMonmoot\'。N\'est—cepas？\"
\"Thatisso,\"saidBlake,andRuthscarcelythoughtitworthwhiletoaddthatshehadheardoftheplotnotonlyfromherbrother,butfromBlakeaswell。Afterall,Blake\'sattitudeinthematter,hisactioninbringinghertoFevershamforpunishment,andtoexculpatehimself,mustsufficetocauseanysuchstatementofherstobelightlyreceivedbytheGeneral。
Shesatinananguishedsilence,hereyeswide,herfacepale,andwaitedfortheendofthisstrangebusiness。Inherheartshedidpermitherselftothinkthatitwouldbedifficulttoassembleagroupofmenlessworthyofrespect。CholericandvindictiveBlake,foolishFeversham,stupidWentworth,andtimidRichard—evenRicharddidnotescapetheunfavourablecriticismtheywereundergoinginhersubconsciousmind。OnlyWildingdetachedinthatassembly—ashehaddetachedinanotherthatsheremembered—andstoodoutinsharpreliefaveryman,calm,intrepid,self—possessed;andifshewasafraid,shewasmoreafraidforhimthanforherself。Thiswassomethingthat,perhaps,shescarcelyrealizedjustthen;butshewastorealizeitsoon。
Fevershamwasspeakingagain,askingBlakeafreshquestion。\"Andwhobetrayyoutot\'isrogue？\"
\"ToWestmacott？\"criedBlake。\"Hewasintheplotwithme。Hewaslefttoguardtherear,toseethatwewerenottakenbysurprise,andhedesertedhispost。Hadhenotdonethat,therehadbeennodisaster,inspiteofMr。Wilding\'sintervention。\"
Feversham\'sbrowwasdark,hiseyesglitteredastheyrestedonthetraitor。
\"T\'attrue,sare？\"heaskedhim。
\"Notquite,\"putinMr。Wilding。\"Mr。Westmacott,Ithink,wasconstrainedaway。Hedidnotintend……\"
\"Tais—toi！\"blazedFeversham。\"DidIinterrogateyou？ItisforMistaireWestercotttoanswer。\"HesetahandonthetableandleanedforwardtowardsWilding,hisfaceverymalign。\"Youshalltoanswerforyourself,MistaireWildin\';Ipromiseyouyoushalltoanswerforyourself。\"HeturnedagaintoRichard。\"Ek,bien？\"hesnapped。\"Willyouspeak？\"
Richardcameforwardastep;hewascertainlynervous,andcertainlypale;butneitheraspalenorasnervousasfromourknowledgeofRichardwemighthavelookedtoseehimatthatmoment。
\"Itisinameasuretrue,\"hesaid。\"ButwhatMr。Wildinghassaidismoreexact。Iwasinducedaway。Ididnotdreamanycouldknowoftheplan,orthatmyabsencecouldcausethiscatastrophe。\"
\"Soyouwent,eh,vaurien？Yout\'oughtt\'atbetodoyourduty,eh？
Anditwasyouwhotoleyoursistaire？\"
\"Imayhavetoldher,butnotbeforeshehadthetalealreadyfromBlake。\"
Fevershamsneeredandshrugged。\"Naturalyouwillnotspeaktrue。A
traitorI`aveobserve\'isalwaysliar。\"
Richarddrewhimselfup;heseemedinvestedalmostwithanewdignity。
\"Yourlordshipispleasedtoaccountmeatraitor？\"heinquired。
\"Adam\'traitor,\"saidhislordship,andatthatmomentthedooropened,andasergeant,withsixmenfollowinghim,stoodatthesaluteuponthethreshold。\"Alabonneheure！\"hislordshiphailedthem。\"Sergean\',youwillarrestt\'isrogueandt\'islady,\"—hewavedhishandfromRichardtoRuth—\"andyouwilltaket\'emtolock……up。\"
ThesergeantadvancedtowardsRichard,whodrewastepawayfromhim。
Ruthrosetoherfeetinagitation。Mr。Wildinginterposedhimselfbetweenherandtheguard,hishanduponhissword。
\"Mylord,\"hecried,\"dotheyteachnobettercourtesyinFrance？\"
Fevershamscowledathim,smilingdarkly。\"Ishalltalkwit\'yousoon,sare,\"saidhe,hiswordsathreat。
\"But,mylord……\"beganRichard。\"IcanmakeitveryplainIamnotraitor……\"
\"Int\'emornin\',\"saidFevershamblandly,wavinghishand,andthesergeanttookRichardbytheshoulder。
ButRichardtwistedfromhisgrasp。\"Inthemorningwillbetoolate,\"
hecried。\"Ihaveitinmypowertorenderyousuchaserviceasyoulittledreamof。\"
\"Take`imaway,\"saidFevershamwearily。
\"Icansaveyoufromdestruction,\"bawledRichard,\"youandyourarmy。\"
PerhapsevennowFevershamhadnotheededhimbutforWilding\'ssuddeninterference。
\"Silence,Richard！\"hecriedtohim。\"Wouldyoubetray……？\"Hecheckedontheword;morehedarednotsay;buthehopedfaintlythathehadsaidenough。
Feversham,however,chancedtoobservethatthismanwhohadshownhimselfhithertosocalmlookedsuddenlymostsingularlyperturbed。
\"Eh？\"quoththeGeneral。\"Aninstan\',Sergean\'。Whatist\'is,eh？\"—andhelookedfromWildingtoRichard。
\"Yourlordshipshalllearnataprice,\"criedRichard。
\"Me,Inotbargainwit\'traitors,\"saidhislordshipstiffly。
\"Verywell,then,\"answeredRichard,andhefoldedhisarmsdramatically。
\"Butnomatterwhatyourlordship\'slifemaybehereafter,youwillneverregretanythingmorebitterlythanyoushallregretthisbysunriseifindeedyoulivetoseeit。\"
Fevershamshifteduneasilyonhisfeet。\"`Whatyousay？\"heasked。
\"Whatyoumean？\"
\"Youshallknowataprice,\"saidRichardagain。
Wilding,realizingthehopelessnessofinterferingnow,stoodgloomilyapart,agreatbitternessinhissoulattheindiscretionhehadcommittedintellingRichardofthenightattackthatwasafoot。
\"Yourlordshipshallhearmyprice,butyouneednotpayitmeuntilyouhavehadanopportunityofverifyingtheinformationIhavetogiveyou。
\"Tellme,\"saidFevershamafterabriefpause,duringwhichhescrutinizedtheyoungman\'sface。
\"Ifyourlordshipwillpromiselibertyandsafe—conducttomysisterandmyself。\"
\"Tellme,\"Fevershamrepeated。
\"WhenyouhavepromisedtograntmewhatIaskinreturnformyinformation。\"
\"Yes,ifIt\'inkyourinformationiswort\'\"
\"Iamcontent,\"saidRichard。Heinclinedhisheadandloosedthequarrelofhisnews。\"Yourcampisslumbering,yourofficersareallabedwiththeexceptionoftheoutpostontheroadtoBridgwater。WhatshouldyousayifItoldyouthatMonmouthandallhisarmyaremarchinguponyouatthisverymoment,willprobablyfalluponyoubeforeanotherhourispast？\"
Wildingutteredagroan,andhishandsfelltohissides。HadFevershamobservedthishemighthavebeenlessreadywithhissneeringanswer。
\"Alie！\"heanswered,andlaughed。\"Myfren\',I`avemyselfbeento—night,atmidnight,ont\'emoore,andI`ave`eardt\'earmyoft\'eDucdeMonmoot\'marchingtoBristolont\'eroad—whatyoucallt\'eroad,Wentwort\'？\"
\"TheEasternCauseway,mylord,\"answeredthecaptain。
\"Voil！\"saidFeversham,andspreadhishands。\"Whatyousaynow,eh？\"
\"ThatthatispartofMonmouth\'splantocomeatyouacrossthemoors,bywayofChedzoy,avoidingyouronlyoutpost,andfallinguponyouinyourbeds,allunawares。Lord！sir,donottakemywordforit。Sendoutyourscouts,andIdareswearthey\'llnotneedgofarbeforetheycomeupontheenemy。\"
FevershamlookedatWentworth。Hislordship\'sfacehadundergoneachange。
\"Whatyout\'ink？\"heasked。
\"Indeed,mylord,itsoundssolikely,\"answeredWentworth,\"that……
hat……Imarvelwedidnotprovideagainstsuchacontingency。\"
\"ButI`aveprovide\'！\"criedthisnephewofthegreatTurenne。
\"Ogelt\'orpeisont\'emoorandSareFrancisCompton。Ift\'isistrue,`owcant\'ey`avemissMonmoot\'？SendwordtoMilor\'Churchillatonce,Wentwort\'。Lett\'ematterbeinvestigate\'—atonce,Wentwort\'—atonce！\"TheGeneralwasdancingwithexcitement。
Wentworthsalutedandturnedtoleavetheroom。\"Ifyou`avetolemetrue,\"continuedFeversham,turningnowtoRichard,\"youshall`avet\'epriceyouask,andt\'et\'anksoft\'eKing\'sarmy。Butifnot……\"
\"Oh,it\'strueenough,\"brokeinWilding,andhisvoicewaslikeagroan,hisfaceoverchargedwithgloom。
Fevershamlookedathim;hissneeringsmilereturned。
\"Me,Inotremember,\"saidhe,\"thatMr。Westercott`aveincludeyouint\'ebargain。\"
NothinghadbeenfurtherfromWilding\'sthoughtsthansuchasuggestion。
Andhesnortedhisdisdain。ThesergeanthadfallenbackatFeversham\'swords,andhismenlinedthewallofthechamber。TheGeneralbadeRichardbeseatedwhilsthewaited。SirRowlandstoodapart,leaningwearilyagainstthewainscot,waitingalso,hisdullwitsnotquiteclearhowRichardmighthavecomebysovaluableapieceofinformation,hisevilspiritalmostwishingituntrue,inhisvindictiveness,totheendthatRichardmightpaythepriceofhavingplayedhimfalseandRuththepriceofhavingscornedhim。
Fevershammeanwhilewasseeking—withnogreatsuccess—toengageMr。
WildingintalkofMonmouth,againstwhomFevershamharbouredinadditiontohispoliticalenmityaverydeadlypersonalhatred;forFevershamhadbeenasuitortothehandoftheLadyHenriettaWentworth,thewomanforwhomMonmouth—worthysonofhisfather—hadpracticallyabandonedhisownwife;thewomanwithwhomhehadrunoff,tothegreatscandalofcourtandnation。
DespairingofdrawinganyusefulinformationfromWilding,hislordshipwasonthepointofturningtoBlake,whenquickstepsandtherattleofascabbardsoundedwithout;thedoorwasthrustopenwithoutceremony,andCaptainWentworthreappeared。
\"Mylord,\"hecried,hismannerexcitedbeyondaughtonecouldhavebelievedpossibleinsophlegmatic—seemingaperson,\"itistrue。
Wearebeset。\"
\"Beset！\"echoedFeversham。\"Besetalready？\"
\"Wecanhearthemmovingonthemoor。TheyarecrossingtheLangmoorRhine。Theywillbeuponusintenminutesatthemost。IhaverousedColonelDouglas,andDunbarton\'sregimentisreadyforthem。\"
Fevershamexploded。\"Whatelse`aveyoudone？\"heasked。\"WhereisMilor\'Churchill？\"
\"LordChurchillismusteringhismenasquietlyasmaybethattheymaybereadytosurprisethosewhocometosurpriseus。ByHeaven,sir,weoweagreatdebttoMr。Westmacott。Withouthisinformationwemighthavehadallourthroatscutwhilstweslept。\"
\"BesokindtocallBelmont,\"saidFeversham。\"Tellhimtobringmyclot\'es。\"
WentworthturnedandwentoutagaintoexecutetheGeneral\'sorders。
FevershamspoketoRichard。\"Weareoblige\',Mr。Westercott,\"saidhe。
\"Wearever\'muchoblige\'。\"
Suddenlyfromalittledistancecametherollofdrums。Othersoundsbegantostirinthenightoutsidetotellofawakingarmy。