"So far as we have heard, there are no bodies of the enemy's troops anywhere in this neighbourhood, but there is a bitter enmity between the Spanish and Portuguese, and we shall be liable to be attacked by the peasants." "Are we to ride in our uniforms, your honour ?" "Certainly we are, Mike.

If we are captured in uniform, we should be dealt with as prisoners of war and have a right to fair treatment.

If we are taken in disguise, we shall be shot as spies." "Faith, your honour, the alternative is not a pleasant one.

If we go as civilians, we may be shot as spies; if we go in uniform, we may be murdered by the peasants." "That is so, Mike.

But, you see, we are not likely to fall into the hands of the peasants.