“Then keep your promise, Justin,” she said, in a gentle, solemn voice.
“You will not free me from it?”
“I cannot.”
“Britomarte!”
“Well?”
“Do you know why, after so long a delay, we have at length received such sudden marching orders?”
“I do not.”
“Nor yet where we are going?”
“No.”
“I will tell you. We are ordered to C——, to reinforce General M——, who is hourly expecting a battle.”