Of course, if we take them we shall not be able to dive; but must swim across the moat to the cut, and trust to the darkness for the sentries not seeing us.

Then, once on board a boat, we could take off our wet things and put the dry ones on." "But we can hardly wander about the country in shirts and drawers, Drummond," Stauffen suggested.
"Certainly not.

My idea is that, as soon as we are a mile or two away, we should either board some boat where we see a light, and overpower the boatmen and take their clothes, if they will not sell them to us; or else land at some quiet house, and rig ourselves out.

There should be no great difficulty about that.

Once rigged out we must make south, for as soon as our escape is found out the next morning, cavalry will scour the country in every direction on this side of the river, and give notice of our escape at every town and village.
"After lying up quiet for a time, we must journey at least fifty miles west.