The order says 'send at once,' and field marshals expect their orders to be attended to promptly." On descending to the courtyard after breakfast, Charlie was surprised to see that, instead of a horse as he had expected, a well-appointed carriage, with an ample supply of rugs, was standing there.

The governor was there to see him off.
"Well, sir," Charlie said.

"If this is the way in which you convey prisoners from one place to another in Russia, I shall certainly be able, when I meet King Charles, to report to him most favourably as to the treatment of his officers who have fallen into the czar's hands.

This will make the journey a very much more pleasant one than I had expected." "I am glad you are pleased," the governor said, "and that you have no unpleasant recollection of your stay here." A minute later, the carriage dashed out through the gate of the prison.

An officer was seated by Charlie's side, two Cossacks galloping in front, while two others rode behind.
"It was worth making the change, if only for this drive," Charlie thought cheerfully, as the dust flew up in a cloud before the horses' hoofs, and he felt a sense of exhilaration from the keen air that blew in his face.
The journey was performed with great rapidity.