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The Snare

CHAPTER II
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"With a detachment of dragoons he broke into the convent of the Dominican nuns at Tavora one night a week ago.
The alarm bell was sounded, and the village turned out to avenge the outrage.

Consequences: three troopers killed, five peasants sabred to death and seven other casualties, Dick himself missing and reported to have escaped from the convent, but understood to remain in hiding--so that he adds desertion to the other crime, as if that in itself were not enough to hang him.

That's all, as you say, and I hope you consider it enough even for Dick Butler--bad luck to him." "My God!" said Captain Tremayne.
"I'm glad that you agree with me." Captain Tremayne stared at his chief, the utmost dismay upon his fine young face.

"But surely, sir, surely--I mean, sir, if this report is correct some explanation--" He broke down, utterly at fault.
"To be sure, there's an explanation.

You may always depend upon a most elegant explanation for anything that Dick Butler does.


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