"He has drunk it all his days, let it be his last drink." Leonard motioned to Francisco the priest to bring water, then Pereira saw them and began to pray for mercy.
"Antonio Pereira," Leonard answered sternly, "last night I and two companions, a woman and a black dwarf, set ourselves a task--to take this armed place of yours and rescue a white girl whom you had condemned to slavery.

It did not seem possible that we should do it, but between sunset and sunrise we have done it.

Who helped us then ?--that we should have carried out this thing which was impossible.

I will tell you; God helped us as He helped this lady when she called on Him.

Cry to God, then, to do that which is still more impossible--to help you.