Are your mules carrying nothing now ?" "Nothing at all.

The mules would have been requisitioned two days ago, as were most of the others in Salamanca; but Marmont's pass saved us." "Are you carrying the money to buy the wine with ?" "No, Don Moldeno knew better than that.

I have only a letter from him to the house of Simon Peron, at Xeres.

He told me that that would be sufficient, and they would furnish me with the wine, at once, on my handing the letter to them." "Well, comrades," the man said, to the others gathered round, "it is evident that we shall get no booty tonight; and may as well be off to our own fires, where supper is waiting for us; and move away from here at daybreak.

The French may have parties of horse all over the hills, tomorrow, searching for provisions, cattle, and sheep." "That was a narrow escape," Garcia said, as the brigands moved off.
"I wonder they did not take our mules; but I suppose they had as many as they want--three or four would be sufficient to carry their food, and anything they may have stolen--more than that would only be a hindrance to them in moving about, especially now they know that the French may be in the neighbourhood in a few hours, if they have not arrived already.
"Well, senor, what is the next thing to be done ?" Terence did not answer for some little time.
"It is not easy to say," he replied at length.