In half an hour Paolo returned leading two horses.

By their trappings and appearance both had evidently belonged to officers.
"Take off the trappings," Hector said, "then put a saddle on one for me; shift your own saddle on to the other, and picket your own with the spare horses of the staff, then we will ride over and get my saddle, bridle, holsters, and trappings.

The horse has carried me well ever since I left Paris, and I am grieved indeed to lose it." "So am I, master; it was a good beast, but I think that either of these is as good, though it will be long before I get to like them as I did Scotty.

We shall want housings for this second horse, master." "Yes; there will be no difficulty about that.

There are scores of dead horses on the field; choose one without any embroidery or insignia.