Against the Austrians alone we might even now recover our position, but the arrival of the Russians had made the struggle hopeless.
Even united we should fail now, and we were not united. Envy, jealousy, and distrust had crept into our councils, and every day the breach between the two parties became wider.
Not that I would have you imagine there was more than one party in Görgei's army. We were all of one mind; but the general was hampered by the orders of the Diet, and in addition had to shape his course by the movements of Dembinski.
Thinking over these things, I lay awake till the dawn, when I at last managed to fall into a sound and refreshing slumber.
The days following our defeat at Waag were days of extreme misery. All the time we fell back, pressed by Haynau's victorious troops and their Russian allies, till we reached Raab.
Even here Görgei could do no more than make a feint of defending the place, which delayed the enemy two or three days, while our main army pushed on towards Waitzen.
I now understood more clearly the kind of life Stephen had enjoyed.
Görgei was here, there, and everywhere, directing and encouraging the men, and of course we were with him.
We slept where and when we could, and did not expect dainties--to any great extent, at least--at meal-times. Our banquets were for the most part consumed in the saddle, and consisted of bread or biscuit, cheese, and a drink of wine.
Occasionally the cheese went astray and the wine was missing; then we munched our bread thankfully, and praised the sweetness of the water.