human
Good! he said,
gpt
Can we do anything to-night?
human
Please God, replied Stephan,
gpt
Stephan, exclaimed Pichegru,
human
Your hand,
gpt
There it is, replied Pichegru, seizing the other's hand, and shaking it heartily. Then, motioning to him to sit down, he continued:
human
And now, what must we do?
gpt
I shall need ten wagons of straw and ten of hay in less than two hours.
human
Nothing easier,
gpt
Sixty daring men, ready to risk everything, of whom at least half speak German.
human
I have a battalion of Alsatian volunteers.
gpt
Thirty Prussian uniforms.
human
We can get them from the prisoners.
gpt
And three thousand men under command of a capable general, who must leave here at ten o'clock, and, passing by way of Enashausen, must be within a hundred feet of the Haguenau gate at midnight.
human
I will command them myself.
gpt
The first corps must remain silent and motionless until they hear the word 'Fire' and see a great light, then they must hasten into the town, to which they will find the gate open.
human
Very well, said Pichegru,
gpt
I understand. But how are you going to make the gates of a fortified city open to your ten wagons of straw at this time of night?
human
Here is the order,