Then the regiment ascended the hills and, half an hour later, halted.
"The question is, what is to be done ?" Terence said to Herrara and his two majors.

"It is evident that, for once, the information we obtained from the Spaniards is correct, and that Soult must have at least 30,000 men with him.

Possibly his full strength is not up yet.

By this time the force that passed yesterday must be at Plasencia, and by tomorrow may be on the Tagus, and Sir Arthur's position must be one of great danger.

Putting Cuesta and the Spaniards altogether aside as worthless, he has, even with that brigade we saw marching in soon after we started, only 22,000 or 23,000 men; and on one side of him is Victor, with some 40,000; on the other is Soult, with perhaps as many more.