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Jankiel rode off on horseback, silently, without saddle; the

Prussian likewise, unheard, though he still discoursed

eloquently, tried to slip away; the gentry chased him, crying

that he was a traitor. Mickiewicz stood apart, at some distance,

without either shouting or giving counsel, but from his air they

perceived that he was plotting something evil: so they drew their

blades, and at the shout of "Down with him" he retreated, and

defended himself; he was already wounded and leaning on the

fence, when Zan and the three Czechots sprang to his aid. After

this the men were separated, but in that scuffle two had been

wounded in the hand, and one had got cut over the ear. The rest

were mounting their horses.

The Count and Gerwazy marshalled them and distributed arms and

orders. At last, all started at a gallop down the long street of

the hamlet, crying, "Down with the Soplica!"

BOOK VIII.-THE FORAY

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