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Under Wellington’s Command

CHAPTER 5: An Escape
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It will be an awful nuisance; and one must give one's tongue a rest, occasionally, by letting it straighten itself out a bit." The door now opened, and one of the warders entered with two large bowls of broth, a fair-sized piece of the meat from which it was made, a dish of vegetables, a large piece of bread, and a bottle of wine.
"This is your supper, messieurs.

In the morning you have coffee and a piece of bread; at twelve o'clock a meal like this, with a bottle of wine between you." "Thank you," Terence said cheerfully, "that will do extremely well.
Are there any other British officers here ?" "None, except your comrades.

There were some naval officers here last week, but they have been sent into the interior.

We do not have many prisoners here.

Those captured at sea, by warships or privateers, are generally taken to Brest and, so far, we have not had many of your nation sent from Spain.


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