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Chapter 23

           "Yes,"RobertJordanwhispered."Butwiththefiringwhoknowswhatmighthavecome?"

           Justthenheheardthenoiseofanotherrockfallingandhelookedaroundquickly.ButboththegypsyandAnselmowereoutofsight.HelookedathiswristwatchandthenuptowherePrimitivowasraisingandloweringhisrifleinwhatseemedaninfinityofshortjerks.Pablohasforty-fiveminutes’start,RobertJordanthought,andthenheheardthenoiseofabodyofcavalrycoming.

           "Noteapures,"hewhisperedtoAgustín."Donotworry.Theywillpassastheothers."

           Theycameintosighttrottingalongtheedgeofthetimberincolumnoftwos,twentymountedmen,armedanduniformedastheothershadbeen,theirsabersswinging,theircarbinesintheirholsters;andthentheywentdownintothetimberastheothershad.

           "Tuves?"RobertJordansaidtoAgustín."Thouseest?"

           "Thereweremany,"Agustínsaid.

           "Thesewouldwehavehadtodealwithifwehaddestroyedtheothers,"RobertJordansaidverysoftly.Hishearthadquietednowandhisshirtfeltwetonhischestfromthemeltingsnow.Therewasahollowfeelinginhischest.

           Thesunwasbrightonthesnowanditwasmeltingfast.Hecouldseeithollowingawayfromthetreetrunksandjustaheadofthegun,beforehiseyes,thesnowsurfacewasdampandlacilyfragileastheheatofthesunmeltedthetopandthewarmthoftheearthbreathedwarmlyupatthesnowthatlayuponit.

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