of terror, came running to the citadel, and said to
Schell, "Save thyself, friend; all is discovered, and thou wilt instantly
be put under arrest."

Schell might easily have provided for his own safety, by flying singly,
Schroeder having prepared horses, on one of which he himself offered to
accompany him into Bohemia. How did this worthy man, in a moment so
dangerous, act toward his friend?

Running suddenly into my prison, he drew a corporal's sabre from under
his coat, and said, "Friend, we are betrayed; follow me, only do not
suffer me to fall alive into the hands of my enemies."

I would have spoken: but interrupting me, and taking me by the hand, he
added, "Follow me; we have not a moment to lose." I therefore slipped on
my coat and boots, without having time to take the little money I had
left; and, as we went out of the prison, Schell said to the sentinel, "I
am taking the prisoner into the officer's apartment; stand where you
are."

Into this room we really went, but passed out at the other door. The
design of Schell was to go under the arsenal, which was not far off, to
gain the covered way, leap the palisadoes, and afterwards escape after
the best manner we might.

We had scarcely gone a hundred paces before we met the adjutant and Major
Quaadt.

Schell started back, sprang upon the rampart, and leaped from the wall,
which was there not very high. I followed, and alighted unhurt, except
having grazed my shoulder. My poor friend was not so fortunate; having
put out his ankle. He immediately drew his sword, presented it to me,
and begged me to despatch him, and fly. He was a small, weak man: but,
far from complying with his request, I took him in my arms, threw him
over the palisadoes, afterwards got him on my back, and began to run,
without very well knowing which way I went.

CHAPTER VI.

It may not be unnecessary to remark those fortunate circumstances that
favoured our enterprise.

The sun had just set as we took to flight; the hoar frost fell. No one
would run the risk that we had done, by making so dangerous a leap. We
heard a terrible noise behind us. Everybody knew us; but before they
could go round the citadel, and through the town, in order to pursue us,
we had got a full half league.

The alarm guns were fired before we were a hundred paces distant; at
which my friend was very much terrified, knowing that in such cases it
was generally impossible to escape from Glatz,