Men in Sweden of all ages and of all ranks are joining, for this unprovoked attack, on the part of Poland, has raised the national spirit to boiling heat.

The chief difficulty is their and your ignorance of the language.

Were it not for that, I could obtain, from the minister of war, commissions for you at once." He sat thinking for some minutes, in silence.
"I think I see how it can be managed, Jervoise.

I have some twenty or thirty Scotchmen in my regiment, and I know a colonel who has as many in his, and these I could manage to get, in exchange for an equal number of my Swedes.

Ships are coming daily from Scotland, and most of them bring young fellows who have come out to join the army.
"You know how the Scots fought, under Gustavus Adolphus, and there is scarce a glen in Scotland where there are not traditions of fathers, or grandfathers, who fought in Hepburn's Green Brigade.
Therefore, it is natural that, seeing there is no chance of military service at home, there should be many young fellows coming out to join.
"I can go across this evening to the minister of war, who is a personal friend of mine, and get him to give you permission to raise a company of Scotchmen for service.