Our only hope is to escape at night, or to hold this place till some of our troops come along.

At any moment some regiments from the Lech may be marching forward to join the king.
"We must make our bread last, lads," he said cheerfully to the men, "for we may have to stand a long siege.

Methinks we can hold this stone staircase against all the peasants of this part of Bavaria; and we must do so until we hear the sound of the Swedish drums; they may come along at any time.

If the worst comes to the worst one of us must start at night and carry news of our peril to the Lech.

We made a good supper last night, and can fast for a bit.