“Yes.”
“Where is he now?”
“Killed, or if not killed, we know not where he is.”
The hetman rose, but sat down again and inquired calmly,—
“Where is the squadron?”
“Swept away by Prince Boguslav.”
“Were many lost?”
“We were cut to pieces; maybe a few were left who were taken captive like us. Some say that the colonel escaped; but that he is wounded I saw myself. We escaped from captivity.”
“Where were you attacked?”
“At Tykotsin.”