I own I felt it hard, myself, to be marching away and leaving you behind." In a few minutes, a couple of tents were erected by the side of that of Herrara and, while these were being got ready for occupation, Terence and Ryan, with the two majors, entered that of Herrara; and the latter produced two or three bottles of wine from his private store, and a box of cigars.

So for some time they sat chatting, Terence giving an outline of the events that had happened since he had been away from the regiment.

He and Ryan had ordered half a dozen small casks of wine, and two cases of whisky, to be sent up with their trunks by water; and now asked regarding the rations of the men.
"They get their bread regularly," Herrara said.

"They have put up some large bakeries at Abrantes and, as the flour is brought up in boats, there is no difficulty that way.

They get their meat pretty regularly, and their wine always.