\"No，myfriend，no，wewillnotdoso，\"whisperedAndreas，drawinghimback。\"OurfaithfulandbravebrotherRed—beardhasbeensolongawakeandatworkthatwemustlethimrest，anditwouldbeverywronginustoarousehimfromhissleep。Letusdeferdinner，therefore，untilSpeckbacherishere，anduntilHaspingerhassleptenough。\"
\"Butyousaidyouwerehungry，Andreas——Whydoyouwanttowait，then？Whydoyounotdinenowandlettheothertwodineafterward？
Youarecommander—in—chief，thehighestofficerofall，andtheymustdoasitsuitsyou，andyoumustnotdoasitsuitsthem。\"
\"Donotrepeatsuchnonsense，\"criedAndreas，vehemently。
\"Iamcommander—in—chiefonlybecauseitisnecessarythatthereshouldbeonetoholdthewholetogetherlestitshouldfallasunder。ThatiswhatFatherHaspingersaid，anditistrue。ButeventhoughIamcommander—in—chiefoftheTyrol，Iamnotcommander—in—chiefofmyfriendsinmyintimateintercoursewiththem。Allthreeofushaveworkedtothebestofourpowerforthefatherland，andIhavenotdonemorethanSpeckbacherortheCapuchin。Itistrue，Iamhungry，butIshallnotgotodinnerwithoutmyfriends;moreover，itisgoodthattheyarenothereyet，andthatIhavealittletimeleft。ThecravingsofmystomachmademealmostforgetmydutytoGod，andbytheabsenceofmyfriendsHeremindsmethatIoweHimsomethingandmustcometoHim。Keepyourfinesoup，therefore，alittlewhile，Niederkircher;Iwill，inthemeantime，gotothechurchoftheFranciscanstoreporttheretotheLordasHisfaithfulservantandsoldier。\"