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My Lady of Doubt

CHAPTER XI
13/17

I've got to go on." "That's all right; just give your orders, and we'll attend to the rest.
What we want is for these lads to go back to Philadelphia saying they were attacked by a force of militia under command of an officer of the Continental line.

That will give Clinton a scare, and turn suspicion away from us.

Grant knows you, I understand, so he'll report the affair that way.

You can be off within thirty minutes." It was easy to grasp the point of view, and I saw no reason for refusing assistance.

I gave the necessary orders, standing under the torchlight in full view, and waited while a squad of partisans rounded up the disarmed prisoners, and guarded them down the slope to the edge of the stream.
This was accomplished quietly and expeditiously, Duval whispering to me as to whom to put in command of the guard.


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