May we count on you and the men who came with you ?" "To the end, my lord," said Bowles, almost bursting his jacket by inflation.

The others slapped their legs staunchly.
"Then, we'll all have breakfast," announced Lord Deppingham.

"Mr.
Saunders, will you be good enough to conduct the recruits to quarters ?" The arrival of the refugees from Aratat gave the chateau a staunch little garrison, not counting the servants, whose loyalty was an uncertain quantity.

The stable men in the dungeon below served as illustrations of what might be expected of the others, despite their profession of fidelity.

Including the house servants, who, perforce, were loyal, there was an able-bodied garrison of sixty men.