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Chapter 1
Atlengththesunsetinafloodofglory,behindthedistantwesternhills,andasdarknessdrewitsveilaroundthesecludedspotthesoundsofpreparationdiminished;thelastlightfinallydisappearedfromthelogcabinofsomeofficer;thetreescasttheirdeepershadowsoverthemoundsandtheripplingstream,andasilencesoonpervadedthecamp,asdeepasthatwhichreignedinthevastforestbywhichitwasenvironed.
Accordingtotheordersoftheprecedingnight,theheavysleepofthearmywasbrokenbytherollingofthewarningdrums,whoserattlingechoeswereheardissuing,onthedampmorningair,outofeveryvistaofthewoods,justasdaybegantodrawtheshaggyoutlinesofsometallpinesofthevicinity,ontheopeningbrightnessofasoftandcloudlesseasternsky.Inaninstantthewholecampwasinmotion;themeanestsoldierarousingfromhislairtowitnessthedepartureofhiscomrades,andtoshareintheexcitementandincidentsofthehour.Thesimplearrayofthechosenbandwassooncompleted.Whiletheregularandtrainedhirelingsofthekingmarchedwithhaughtinesstotherightoftheline,thelesspretendingcoloniststooktheirhumblerpositiononitsleft,withadocilitythatlongpracticehadrenderedeasy.
