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Rh horse? His sword was taken from him, his arms bound, and two men went, one on each side, holding the bridle, with which they guided him on his most unwilling path.

"Good God!" exclaimed he, "you will not leave the corpse thus exposed in the forest?"

"If we had a gibbet convenient," replied the corporal in a sullen tone, "we would hang the malignant thereon; as it is, the delicate youth must e'en lie on the ground till morning. We have one body to carry already—a good and pious lad, whose life had been cheaply bought by a dozen such as your's."

All further remonstrance was lost, for the party who took charge of the prisoner commenced a quick gallop through the forest. At length they arrived at the open road, skirted by a wide heath, bounded by the rising heights of the undulating country. Evelyn cast his eyes round in the very weariness of his spirits, striving, by every outward impression, to fix his attention. He succeeded beyond his hope—ay, and beyond his wish; for even as he looked, he saw a brilliant light ascend high in the air, burst into a multitude of sparkles, and then die away in the far blue sky. He knew that Colonel Mainwaring had effected a landing. To think that he should have been so