As a general he is splendid, but it would be more pleasant for his staff if he were to unbend a little." "Yes, we managed to give them the slip," O'Neil said, "thanks to Monsieur Kennedy and his servant.

Did you return from Spain with the general, Captain Fromart ?" "Yes.

There was nothing doing at the moment, and he gave us the option of accompanying him or staying behind.

We vastly preferred the trip, as we considered it, for of course we had no idea that the duke was about to be sent to Flanders.

You hear a good deal of the climate of Spain.