It is a difficult question which to choose." "Well, your honour, if you have got to fight, it would be best to do so on a good road.

Our horses would be of no use to us, if we were going single file along a bad road; while on a good road we could charge the spalpeens, and cut our way through." "You are quite right, Mike, and we will take the main road.

They will not be mounted, and I don't think they would stand before a charge of seven men; but they may shoot some of us as we come down upon them.
"See here, Mike, this is my report that I wrote out yesterday evening;" and he took a packet from the inside of his coat.

"When we start tomorrow morning I shall put it in my left holster.

If I am shot, you will not wait for a moment, but will snatch it out and ride on to Madrid, and deliver it to the duke there.