Frederick will be here tomorrow night, or at any rate next day." "The news seems too good to be true, master.

How have you learnt it ?" "I have learnt it from no one here.

I am one of the king's officers, and I came on here to find out whether the enemy would be likely to come out and fight, or would bolt when they heard of his advance." "The Lord be praised!" the man said piously, taking off his hat as he spoke.

"I thought, sir, that there was something curious in your having such a horse; and still more so, in your wanting to find out all about the force of the enemy here.

But it was no business of mine; and I felt that you must be a friend for, had you been Austrian or French, you would have ridden boldly into the town." As they went along the road they were met by several troops of cavalry, riding at full speed.
"Is the way we came this morning the shortest ?" "Yes, sir, by a good mile." "Then we will return by it," said Fergus.
As soon as they left the main road they went at a run for some distance, and then broke into a fast walk.