We can hide in the grass, or behind the bushes." We returned accordingly, and choosing a place where we could see without being seen, we lay down and listened, exchanging now and then a whispered remark.
"Hist!" said Carmen, presently, putting his ear to the ground.

He had been so long on the war-path and lived so much in the open air, that his senses were almost as acute as those of a wild animal.
"They are coming!" Soon the hum of voices, the neighing of steeds, and the clang of steel fell on my ear, and peering between the branches I could see a group of shadows moving toward us.

Then the shadows, taking form and substance, became six horsemen.

They passed within a few feet of our hiding-place.

We heard their talk, saw their faces in the moonlight, and Carmen whispered that he could distinguish the facings of their uniforms.
"It is as I feared," he muttered, "the entire regiment of Irun, shifting their quarters to Caracas.