Otherwise we'll never find him." "We must be near the center of our army, and that's where he's likely to be.

Suppose we descend in the field a little to the east of us." Lannes looked down, and, pronouncing the place suitable, began to drop in a series of spirals until they rested in a small field that had been devoted to the growth of vegetables.

Here John at once felt the shaking of the earth, and tasted the bitter odor again.

But woods on either side of them hid the sight of troops, although the sound of the battle was as great and violent as ever.
"We seem to have landed on a desert island," said Lannes.
"So we do," said John.

"Evidently there is nobody here to tell us where we can find our dear and long lost general.