’Sir，Ihope，ifopportunityoffers，I
shallprovetodeservethehonourabletermsinwhichyouarepleasedtospeakofme。InarighteouscauseIfearnotwoundsordeath；andindischargingmydutytomyGodandmyking，Iamreadyforanyhazardoranyfate。Nametheserviceyourequire，andifitlieswithinthecompassofmywitorpower，Iwillfullyandfaithfullyperformit。HaveIsaidenough？’
’Thatiswell，verywell，myfriend；
youspeakwell，andmanfully，’repliedthegeneral。’IwantyoutoconveytothehandsofGeneralBoisleau，nowinthecityofLimerick，asmallwrittenpacket；
thereissomedanger，markme，ofyourfallinginwithsomeoutpostorstragglingpartyoftheprince’sarmy。Ifyouaretakenunawaresbyanyoftheenemyyoumustdisposeofthepacketinsideyourperson，ratherthanletitfallintotheirhands——thatis，youmusteatit。Andiftheygotoquestionyouwiththumb-