Saddle the mare and the roan horse, and put a headstall on the chestnut to lead with you as a spare.

Give them all a feed, but no water.

We start in half an hour." Then I added certain directions as to the guns we would take, saddle-bags, clothes, blankets and other details, and bade him start about the business.
Hans never hesitated.

He had been with me through my recent campaign, and was accustomed to sudden orders.

Moreover, I think that if I had told him I was riding to the moon, beyond his customary exclamation of "Allemachte!" he would have made no objection to accompanying me thither.
The next half-hour was a busy time for me.