When the soldiers were dismissed to their quarters the sightseers dispersed, and Dare went through the gates to the barrack-yard.
The guns were standing on the green; the soldiers and horses were scattered about, and the handsome captain whom Dare had pointed out to Havill was inspecting the buildings in the company of the quartermaster.
Dare made a mental note of these things, and, apparently changing a previous intention, went out from the barracks and returned to the town.
IV.
To return for a while to George Somerset.

The sun of his later existence having vanished from that young man's horizon, he confined himself closely to the studio, superintending the exertions of his draughtsmen Bowles, Knowles, and Cockton, who were now in the full swing of working out Somerset's creations from the sketches he had previously prepared.
He had so far got the start of Havill in the competition that, by the help of these three gentlemen, his design was soon finished.

But he gained no unfair advantage on this account, an additional month being allowed to Havill to compensate for his later information.
Before scaling up his drawings Somerset wished to spend a short time in London, and dismissing his assistants till further notice, he locked up the rooms which had been appropriated as office and studio and prepared for the journey.
It was afternoon.

Somerset walked from the castle in the direction of the wood to reach Markton by a detour.

He had not proceeded far when there approached his path a man riding a bay horse with a square-cut tail.