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Chapter 3

           "Andthesentry.Youjokedofkillingthesentry."

           "Thatwasinjoke.Iwouldkillthesentry.Yes.Certainlyandwithaclearheartconsideringourtask.Butnotwithpleasure."

           "Wewillleavethemtothosewhoenjoyit,"RobertJordansaid."Thereareeightandfive.Thatisthirteenforthosewhoenjoyit."

           "Therearemanyofthosewhoenjoyit,"Anselmosaidinthedark."Wehavemanyofthose.Moreofthosethanofmenwhowouldserveforabattle."

           "Hastthoueverbeeninabattle?"

           "Nay,"theoldmansaid."WefoughtinSegoviaatthestartofthemovementbutwewerebeatenandweran.Iranwiththeothers.Wedidnottrulyunderstandwhatweweredoing,norhowitshouldbedone.AlsoIhadonlyashotgunwithcartridgesoflargebuckshotandtheguardiacivilhadMausers.Icouldnothitthemwithbuckshotatahundredyards,andatthreehundredyardstheyshotusastheywishedasthoughwewererabbits.Theyshotmuchandwellandwewerelikesheepbeforethem."Hewassilent.Thenasked,"Thinkestthoutherewillbeabattleatthebridge?"

           "Thereisachance."

           "Ihaveneverseenabattlewithoutrunning,"Anselmosaid."IdonotknowhowIwouldcomportmyself.IamanoldmanandIhavewondered."

           "Iwillrespondforthee,"RobertJordantoldhim.

           "Andhastthoubeeninmanybattles?"

           "Several."

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