My orders were to assist you as far as I could and, while we are together, I am ready to carry out your orders in any way." "Will your men be able to attack in the morning ?" "Certainly.

They will have a good night's rest, and will be quite ready for work, say, at four o'clock in the morning.

It is not more than two hours' march to Coimbra, so that we shall be there by daybreak.

Have they any troops between us and the town ?" "They have a post at a village, a mile this side, O'Connor.

Do you know how far their army is, on the other side of the river ?" "I know that they had a division close to Leiria, the day before yesterday; but whether they have any large body just across the Mondego, I cannot say." "Then we will first surprise their post.