LA ROCHE.
[Smiling.]
We do not propose to retreat, but to advance.
PRISONER.
Before another day you will be driven, routed, into the heart of
Vendée.
LA ROCHE.
If boasting wins, your side will doubtless better ours.
PRISONER.
If blows win—your side is sure to fail. You've not a regiment that's trained better than a pack of boys!