Theypoundedonthroughthenightatabreakneckpacewhichtheyneverslackeneduntil,whenwithinaquarterofamileorsoofPenzoyPound,wherethearmywasencampedandslumberingbynow,theycaughtsightofthemusketeers'matchesglowinginthedarkaheadofthem。Anoutpostbarredtheirprogress;butRichardhadthewatchword,andhespurredaheadshouting"Albemarle,"andthesoldiersfellbackandgavethempassage。Ontheygalloped,skirtingPenzoyPoundandthearmysleepinginUtterunconsciousnessofthefatethatwascreepingstealthilyuponitoutofthedarknessandmistsacrossthemoors;theyclatteredonpastLangmoorStoneanddashedstraightintothevillage,RichardneverdrawingreinuntilhereachedthedoorofthecottagewhereFevershamwaslodged。
　　Theyhadcomenotonlyataheadlongpace,butinaheadlongmanner,withoutquiteconsideringwhatawaitedthemattheendoftheirrideinadditiontotheirobjectoffindingRuth。Itwasonlynow,ashedrewreinbeforethelightedhouseandcaughtthesoundofBlake'sraisedvoicepouringthroughanopenwindowonthegroundfloor,thatRichardfullyrealizedwhatmannerofrashnesshewascommitting。HewastoolatetorescueRuthfromBlake。Whatmorecouldhelooktoachieve？
　　HishopehadbeenthatwithWilding'shelphemightsnatchherfromSirRowlandbeforethelatterreachedhisdestination。Butnow—toenterFeversham'spresenceandinassociationwithsonotoriousarebelasMr。WildingwereapieceoffollyoftheheroickindthatRicharddidnotsavour。Indeed,haditnotbeenforWilding'smasterfulpresence,itismorethanoddshehadturnedtail,andriddenhomeagaintobed。
　　ButWilding,whohadleaptnimblytotheground,stoodwaitingforRichardtodismount,impatientnowthatfromthesoundofSirRowland'svoicehehadassurancethatRichardhadprovedanableguide。Theyoungmangotdown,butmightyethavehesitatedhadnotWildingcaughthimbythearmandwhirledhimupthesteps,throughtheopendoor,pastthetwosoldierswhokeptit,andwhoweretoosurprisedtostayhim,straightintothelong,low—ceilingedchamberwhereFeversham,attendedbyacaptainofhorse,waslisteningtoBlake'sangrynarrativeofthatnight'sfailure。
　　Mr。Wilding'sentrancewasdecidedlysensational。Hesteppedquicklyforward,and,takingBlakewhowasstilltalking,allunconsciousofthosebehindhim,bythecollarofhiscoat,heinterruptedhiminthemiddleofanimpassionedperiod,wrenchedhimbackwardsoffhisfeet,anddashedhimwithaforcealmostincredibleintoaheapinacorneroftheroom。Thereforsomemomentsthebaronetlayhalfdazedbytheshockofhisfall。
　　Alongtable,whichseemedtodividethechamberintwo,stoodbetweenLordFevershamandhisofficerandMr。WildingandRuth—bywhosesidehehadnowcometostandinBlake'sroom。
　　Therewasanexclamation,halfanger,halfamazement,atMr。Wilding'soutrageuponSirRowland,andthecaptainofhorsesprangforward。ButWildingraisedhishand,hisfacesocomposedandcalmthatitwasimpossibletothinkhimconceivinganyviolence,asindeedheprotestedatthatmoment。
　　"Beassured,gentlemen,"hesaid,"thatIhavenofurtherrudenesstoofferanysothatthisladyissufferedtowithdrawwithme。"AndhetookinhisownahandthatRuth,amazedandunresisting,yieldeduptohim。Thattouchofhisseemedtodriveoutherfearsandtorestoreherconfidence;themortalterrorinwhichshehadbeenuntilhiscomingdroppedfromhernow。Shewasnolongeraloneandabandonedtothevindictivenessofrudeandviolentmen。Shehadbesideheroneinwhomexperiencehadtaughthertohavefaith。
　　LouisDuras,MarquisdeBlanquefort,andEarlofFeversham,coughedwithmockdiscreetnessundercoverofhishand。"Ahem！"
　　Hewasacomelymanwithalongnose,goodlowliddedeyes,ahumorousmouth,andaweakchin;ataglancehelookedwhathewas,aweak,good—naturedsensualist。Hewasresplendentatthemomentinabluesatindressing—gownstiffwithgoldlace,forhehadbeeninterruptedbyBlake'sarrivalintheveryactofputtinghimselftobed,andhishead—divestedofhiswig—wasboundupinascarfofmanycolours。
　　Athisside,thered—coatedcaptain,arrestedbythegeneral'ssardoniccough,stood,ared—faced,freckledboy,lookingtohissuperiorfororders。
　　"It'inkyou`ave`urtSareRowland,"saidFevershamcomposedlyinhisbadEnglish。"Whoareyou,sare？"
　　"Thislady'shusband,"answeredWilding,whereuponthecaptainstaredandFeversham'sbrowswentupinsurprisedamusement。
　　"So—ho！T'attrue？"quoththelatterinatonesuggestingthatitexplainedeverythingtohim。"T'isgifadifferen'colourtoyourstory,SareRowlan'。"Thenheaddedinachuckle,"Ho,ho—l'amour！"andlaughedoutright。
　　Blake,gatheringtogetherhiswitsand。hislimbsatthesametime,madeshifttorise。
　　"Whataplaguedoestheirrelationshipmatter？"hebegan。Hewouldhaveaddedmore,buttheFrenchmanthoughtthisquestiononethatneededanswering。
　　"Parbleu！"heswore,hisamusementrising。"Itseemtomattersomet'ing。"
　　"Damnme！"sworeBlake,redinthefacefrompalethathehadbeen。"DoyouconceivethatifIhadrunawaywithhiswifeforherownsakeIhadfetchedhertoyou？"Helurchedforwardashespoke,butkepthisdistancefromWilding,whostoodbetweenRuthandhim。
　　Fevershambowedsardonically。"Youareasuchflatterer,SareRowlan',"
　　saidhe,laughterbubblinginhiswords。
　　BlakelookedhisscornofthistrivialFrenchman,who,uponscentingwhatappearedtobethecomedyofanoutragedhusbandovertakingthemanwhohadcarriedoffhiswife,forgottheseriousbusiness,apartofwhichSirRowlandhadalreadyimpartedtohim。CaptainWentworth—atime—servinggentleman—smiledwiththisFrenchgeneralofaBritisharmythathemightwinthegreatman'sfavour。
　　"Ihavetoldyourlordship,"saidBlake,frothonhislips,"thatthetwentymenIhadfromyou,aswellasEnsignNorris,aredeadinBridgwater,andthatmyplantocarryoffKingMonmouthhascometoruin,allbecausewewerebetrayedbythiswoman。Itisnowmyfurtherprivilegetopointouttoyourlordshipthemantowhomshesoldus。"
　　FevershammislikedSirRowland'sarroganttone,mislikedhisangry,scornfulglance。Hiseyesnarrowed,thelaughterfadedslowlyfromhisface。
　　"Yes,yes,Iremember,"saidhe;"t'islady,youhavetoleus,betrayyou。Ver'well。Butyouhavenottoleuswhobetrayyoutot'islady。"
　　AndhelookedinquiringlyatBlake。
　　Thebaronet'sjawdropped;hisfacelostsomeofitshighcolour。Hewasstunnedbythequestionasthebirdisstunnedthatfliesheadlongagainstapaneofglass。Hehadcrashedintoanobstructionsotransparentthathehadnotseenit。
　　"So！"saidFeversham,andhestrokedthecleftofhischin。"CaptainWentwort',besokindastocallt'eguard。"
　　Wentworthmovedtoobey,butbeforehehadgoneroundthetable,BlakehadlookedbehindhimandespiedRichardshrinkingbythedoor。
　　"Byheaven！"hecried,"Icanmorethanansweryourlordship'squestion。"
　　Wentworthstopped,lookingatFeversham。
　　"Voyons,"saidtheGeneral。
　　"Icanplaceyouinpossessionofthemanwhohaswroughtourruin。Heisthere,"andhepointedtheatricallytoRichard。
　　Fevershamlookedatthelimpfigureinsomebewilderment。Indeed,hewashavingamostbewilderingevening—ormorning,rather,foritwaseventhenonthestrokeofoneo'clock。"An'whoareyou,sare？"heasked。
　　Richardcameforward,nervinghimselfforwhatwastofollow。IthadjustoccurredtohimthatheheldacardwhichshouldtrumpanytrickofSirRowland'svindictiveness,andtheprospectheartenedandcomfortedhim。
　　"Iamthislady'sbrother,mylord,"heanswered,andhisvoicewasfairlysteady。
　　"Tiens！"saidFeversham,and,smiling,heturnedtoWentworth。
　　"Quiteafamilyparty,sir,"saidthecaptain,smilingback。
　　"Oh！maistout——fait,"saidtheGeneral,laughingoutright,andthenWildingcreatedadiversionbyleadingRuthtoachairthatstoodatthefarendofthetable,anddrawingitforwardforher。"Ah,yes,"
　　saidFevershamairily,"letMadamesit。"
　　"Youareverygood,sir,"saidRuth,hervoicebraveandcalm。
　　"Butsomewhatlackinginspontaneity,"Wildingcriticized,whichsetWentworthstaringandtheFrenchmanscowling。
　　"ShallIcalltheguard,mylord？"askedWentworthcrisply。
　　"It'inkyes,"saidFeversham,andthecaptaingainedthedoor,andspokeawordtooneofthesoldierswithout。
　　"But,mylord,"exclaimedBlakeinatoneofprotest,"Ivowyouaretooreadytotakethisfellow'sword。"
　　"He`asspokesofew,"saidFeversham。
　　"Doyouknowwhoheis？"
　　"You`af`eard`imsay—t'elady's`usband。"
　　"Aye—buthisname,"criedBlake,quiveringwithanger。"DoyouknowthatitisWilding？"
　　Thenamecertainlymadeanimpressionthatmighthaveflatteredthemantowhomitbelonged。Feversham'swholemannerchanged;thetrivialairofpersiflagethathehadadoptedhithertowasgoneontheinstant,andhisbrowgrewdark。
　　"T'attrue？"heaskedsharply。"AreyouMistaireWildin'—MistaireAntoineWildin'？"
　　"Yourlordship'smostdevotedservant,"saidWildingsuavely,andmadealeg。
　　WentworthinthebackgroundpausedintheactofreclosingthedoortostareatthisgentlemanwhosenameAlbemarlehadrenderedsoexcellentlywellknown。
　　"Andyoutodarecome`ere？"thunderedFeversham,thoroughlyrousedbytheother'sairyindifference。"Youtodarecome`ere—intomyver'
　　presence？"
　　Mr。Wildingsmiledconciliatingly。"Icameformywife,mylord,"
　　heremindedhim。"Itgrievesmetointrudeuponyourlordshipatsolateanhour,andindeeditwasfarfrommyintent。IhadhopedtoovertakeSirRowlandbeforehereachedyou。"
　　"NomdeDieu！"sworeFeversham。"Ho！Asogreateffrontery！"HeswungrounduponBlakeagain。"SareRowlan',"hebadehimangrily,"besokindtotellmewhat`appeninBreechwater—everyt'ing！"
　　Blake,hisfacepurple,seemedtostruggleforbreathandwords。Mr。
　　Wildingansweredforhim。
　　"SirRowlandissocholeric,mylord,"hesaidinhispleasant,levelvoice,"thatperhapsthetalewouldcomemoreintelligiblyfromme。
　　Believemethathehasservedyoutothebestofhisability。
　　Unfortunatelyforthesuccessofyourchoiceplanofmurder,Ihadnewsofitattheeleventhhour,andwithapartyofmusketeersIwasabletosurpriseanddestroyyourcut—throatsinMr。Newlington'sgarden。
　　Yousee,mylord,Iwastohavebeenoneofthevictimsmyself,andI
　　resentedtheattentionsthatwereintendedme。IhadnoknowledgethatSirRowlandhadcontrivedtoescape,and,frankly,itisathingI
　　deploremorethanIcansay,forhadthatnothappenedmuchtroublemighthavebeensavedandyourlordship'sresthadnotbeendisturbed。"
　　"Butt'ewoman？"criedFevershamimpatiently。"Howisshecomeintothisgalare？"
　　"Itwasshewhowarnedhim,"Blakegotout,asalreadyIhavehadthehonourtoinformyourlordship。"
　　"Andyourlordshipcannotblameherforthat,"saidWilding。"TheladyisamostloyalsubjectofKingJames;butsheisalso,asyouobserve,adutifulwife。Iwilladdthatitwasherintentiontowarnmeonlywhentoolateforinterference。SirRowland,asithappened,wasslowin……"
　　"Silence！"blazedtheFrenchman。"Nowt'atIknowwhoyouare,t'atmakeasogreatdifference。Whereist'eguard,Wentwort'？"
　　"Ihearthem,"answeredthecaptain,andfromthestreetcamethetrampoftheirmarchingfeet。
　　FevershamturnedagaintoBlake。"T'eaffaire`as`appen'so,"hesaid,betweenquestionandassertion,summingupthesituationasheunderstoodit。"T'isrogue,"andhepointedtoRichard,"`avebetrayyourplanto`issister,whobetrayitto`er`usband,whosavet'eDucdeMonmoot'。N'est—cepas？"
　　"Thatisso,"saidBlake,andRuthscarcelythoughtitworthwhiletoaddthatshehadheardoftheplotnotonlyfromherbrother,butfromBlakeaswell。Afterall,Blake'sattitudeinthematter,hisactioninbringinghertoFevershamforpunishment,andtoexculpatehimself,mustsufficetocauseanysuchstatementofherstobelightlyreceivedbytheGeneral。
　　Shesatinananguishedsilence,hereyeswide,herfacepale,andwaitedfortheendofthisstrangebusiness。Inherheartshedidpermitherselftothinkthatitwouldbedifficulttoassembleagroupofmenlessworthyofrespect。CholericandvindictiveBlake,foolishFeversham,stupidWentworth,andtimidRichard—evenRicharddidnotescapetheunfavourablecriticismtheywereundergoinginhersubconsciousmind。OnlyWildingdetachedinthatassembly—ashehaddetachedinanotherthatsheremembered—andstoodoutinsharpreliefaveryman,calm,intrepid,self—possessed;andifshewasafraid,shewasmoreafraidforhimthanforherself。Thiswassomethingthat,perhaps,shescarcelyrealizedjustthen;butshewastorealizeitsoon。
　　Fevershamwasspeakingagain,askingBlakeafreshquestion。"Andwhobetrayyoutot'isrogue？"
　　"ToWestmacott？"criedBlake。"Hewasintheplotwithme。Hewaslefttoguardtherear,toseethatwewerenottakenbysurprise,andhedesertedhispost。Hadhenotdonethat,therehadbeennodisaster,inspiteofMr。Wilding'sintervention。"
　　Feversham'sbrowwasdark,hiseyesglitteredastheyrestedonthetraitor。
　　"T'attrue,sare？"heaskedhim。
　　"Notquite,"putinMr。Wilding。"Mr。Westmacott,Ithink,wasconstrainedaway。Hedidnotintend……"
　　"Tais—toi！"blazedFeversham。"DidIinterrogateyou？ItisforMistaireWestercotttoanswer。"HesetahandonthetableandleanedforwardtowardsWilding,hisfaceverymalign。"Youshalltoanswerforyourself,MistaireWildin';Ipromiseyouyoushalltoanswerforyourself。"HeturnedagaintoRichard。"Ek,bien？"hesnapped。"Willyouspeak？"
　　Richardcameforwardastep;hewascertainlynervous,andcertainlypale;butneitheraspalenorasnervousasfromourknowledgeofRichardwemighthavelookedtoseehimatthatmoment。
　　"Itisinameasuretrue,"hesaid。"ButwhatMr。Wildinghassaidismoreexact。Iwasinducedaway。Ididnotdreamanycouldknowoftheplan,orthatmyabsencecouldcausethiscatastrophe。"
　　"Soyouwent,eh,vaurien？Yout'oughtt'atbetodoyourduty,eh？
　　Anditwasyouwhotoleyoursistaire？"
　　"Imayhavetoldher,butnotbeforeshehadthetalealreadyfromBlake。"
　　Fevershamsneeredandshrugged。"Naturalyouwillnotspeaktrue。A
　　traitorI`aveobserve'isalwaysliar。"
　　Richarddrewhimselfup;heseemedinvestedalmostwithanewdignity。
　　"Yourlordshipispleasedtoaccountmeatraitor？"heinquired。
　　"Adam'traitor,"saidhislordship,andatthatmomentthedooropened,andasergeant,withsixmenfollowinghim,stoodatthesaluteuponthethreshold。"Alabonneheure！"hislordshiphailedthem。"Sergean',youwillarrestt'isrogueandt'islady,"—hewavedhishandfromRichardtoRuth—"andyouwilltaket'emtolock……up。"
　　ThesergeantadvancedtowardsRichard,whodrewastepawayfromhim。
　　Ruthrosetoherfeetinagitation。Mr。Wildinginterposedhimselfbetweenherandtheguard,hishanduponhissword。
　　"Mylord,"hecried,"dotheyteachnobettercourtesyinFrance？"
　　Fevershamscowledathim,smilingdarkly。"Ishalltalkwit'yousoon,sare,"saidhe,hiswordsathreat。
　　"But,mylord……"beganRichard。"IcanmakeitveryplainIamnotraitor……"
　　"Int'emornin',"saidFevershamblandly,wavinghishand,andthesergeanttookRichardbytheshoulder。
　　ButRichardtwistedfromhisgrasp。"Inthemorningwillbetoolate,"
　　hecried。"Ihaveitinmypowertorenderyousuchaserviceasyoulittledreamof。"
　　"Take`imaway,"saidFevershamwearily。
　　"Icansaveyoufromdestruction,"bawledRichard,"youandyourarmy。"
　　PerhapsevennowFevershamhadnotheededhimbutforWilding'ssuddeninterference。
　　"Silence,Richard！"hecriedtohim。"Wouldyoubetray……？"Hecheckedontheword;morehedarednotsay;buthehopedfaintlythathehadsaidenough。
　　Feversham,however,chancedtoobservethatthismanwhohadshownhimselfhithertosocalmlookedsuddenlymostsingularlyperturbed。
　　"Eh？"quoththeGeneral。"Aninstan',Sergean'。Whatist'is,eh？"—andhelookedfromWildingtoRichard。
　　"Yourlordshipshalllearnataprice,"criedRichard。
　　"Me,Inotbargainwit'traitors,"saidhislordshipstiffly。
　　"Verywell,then,"answeredRichard,andhefoldedhisarmsdramatically。
　　"Butnomatterwhatyourlordship'slifemaybehereafter,youwillneverregretanythingmorebitterlythanyoushallregretthisbysunriseifindeedyoulivetoseeit。"
　　Fevershamshifteduneasilyonhisfeet。"`Whatyousay？"heasked。
　　"Whatyoumean？"
　　"Youshallknowataprice,"saidRichardagain。
　　Wilding,realizingthehopelessnessofinterferingnow,stoodgloomilyapart,agreatbitternessinhissoulattheindiscretionhehadcommittedintellingRichardofthenightattackthatwasafoot。
　　"Yourlordshipshallhearmyprice,butyouneednotpayitmeuntilyouhavehadanopportunityofverifyingtheinformationIhavetogiveyou。
　　"Tellme,"saidFevershamafterabriefpause,duringwhichhescrutinizedtheyoungman'sface。
　　"Ifyourlordshipwillpromiselibertyandsafe—conducttomysisterandmyself。"
　　"Tellme,"Fevershamrepeated。
　　"WhenyouhavepromisedtograntmewhatIaskinreturnformyinformation。"
　　"Yes,ifIt'inkyourinformationiswort'"
　　"Iamcontent,"saidRichard。Heinclinedhisheadandloosedthequarrelofhisnews。"Yourcampisslumbering,yourofficersareallabedwiththeexceptionoftheoutpostontheroadtoBridgwater。WhatshouldyousayifItoldyouthatMonmouthandallhisarmyaremarchinguponyouatthisverymoment,willprobablyfalluponyoubeforeanotherhourispast？"
　　Wildingutteredagroan,andhishandsfelltohissides。HadFevershamobservedthishemighthavebeenlessreadywithhissneeringanswer。
　　"Alie！"heanswered,andlaughed。"Myfren',I`avemyselfbeento—night,atmidnight,ont'emoore,andI`ave`eardt'earmyoft'eDucdeMonmoot'marchingtoBristolont'eroad—whatyoucallt'eroad,Wentwort'？"
　　"TheEasternCauseway,mylord,"answeredthecaptain。
　　"Voil！"saidFeversham,andspreadhishands。"Whatyousaynow,eh？"
　　"ThatthatispartofMonmouth'splantocomeatyouacrossthemoors,bywayofChedzoy,avoidingyouronlyoutpost,andfallinguponyouinyourbeds,allunawares。Lord！sir,donottakemywordforit。Sendoutyourscouts,andIdareswearthey'llnotneedgofarbeforetheycomeupontheenemy。"
　　FevershamlookedatWentworth。Hislordship'sfacehadundergoneachange。
　　"Whatyout'ink？"heasked。
　　"Indeed,mylord,itsoundssolikely,"answeredWentworth,"that……
　　hat……Imarvelwedidnotprovideagainstsuchacontingency。"
　　"ButI`aveprovide'！"criedthisnephewofthegreatTurenne。
　　"Ogelt'orpeisont'emoorandSareFrancisCompton。Ift'isistrue,`owcant'ey`avemissMonmoot'？SendwordtoMilor'Churchillatonce,Wentwort'。Lett'ematterbeinvestigate'—atonce,Wentwort'—atonce！"TheGeneralwasdancingwithexcitement。
　　Wentworthsalutedandturnedtoleavetheroom。"Ifyou`avetolemetrue,"continuedFeversham,turningnowtoRichard,"youshall`avet'epriceyouask,andt'et'anksoft'eKing'sarmy。Butifnot……"
　　"Oh,it'strueenough,"brokeinWilding,andhisvoicewaslikeagroan,hisfaceoverchargedwithgloom。
　　Fevershamlookedathim;hissneeringsmilereturned。
　　"Me,Inotremember,"saidhe,"thatMr。Westercott`aveincludeyouint'ebargain。"
　　NothinghadbeenfurtherfromWilding'sthoughtsthansuchasuggestion。
　　Andhesnortedhisdisdain。ThesergeanthadfallenbackatFeversham'swords,andhismenlinedthewallofthechamber。TheGeneralbadeRichardbeseatedwhilsthewaited。SirRowlandstoodapart,leaningwearilyagainstthewainscot,waitingalso,hisdullwitsnotquiteclearhowRichardmighthavecomebysovaluableapieceofinformation,hisevilspiritalmostwishingituntrue,inhisvindictiveness,totheendthatRichardmightpaythepriceofhavingplayedhimfalseandRuththepriceofhavingscornedhim。
　　Fevershammeanwhilewasseeking—withnogreatsuccess—toengageMr。
　　WildingintalkofMonmouth,againstwhomFevershamharbouredinadditiontohispoliticalenmityaverydeadlypersonalhatred;forFevershamhadbeenasuitortothehandoftheLadyHenriettaWentworth,thewomanforwhomMonmouth—worthysonofhisfather—hadpracticallyabandonedhisownwife;thewomanwithwhomhehadrunoff,tothegreatscandalofcourtandnation。
　　DespairingofdrawinganyusefulinformationfromWilding,hislordshipwasonthepointofturningtoBlake,whenquickstepsandtherattleofascabbardsoundedwithout;thedoorwasthrustopenwithoutceremony,andCaptainWentworthreappeared。
　　"Mylord,"hecried,hismannerexcitedbeyondaughtonecouldhavebelievedpossibleinsophlegmatic—seemingaperson,"itistrue。
　　Wearebeset。"
　　"Beset！"echoedFeversham。"Besetalready？"
　　"Wecanhearthemmovingonthemoor。TheyarecrossingtheLangmoorRhine。Theywillbeuponusintenminutesatthemost。IhaverousedColonelDouglas,andDunbarton'sregimentisreadyforthem。"
　　Fevershamexploded。"Whatelse`aveyoudone？"heasked。"WhereisMilor'Churchill？"
　　"LordChurchillismusteringhismenasquietlyasmaybethattheymaybereadytosurprisethosewhocometosurpriseus。ByHeaven,sir,weoweagreatdebttoMr。Westmacott。Withouthisinformationwemighthavehadallourthroatscutwhilstweslept。"
　　"BesokindtocallBelmont,"saidFeversham。"Tellhimtobringmyclot'es。"
　　WentworthturnedandwentoutagaintoexecutetheGeneral'sorders。
　　FevershamspoketoRichard。"Weareoblige',Mr。Westercott,"saidhe。
　　"Wearever'muchoblige'。"
　　Suddenlyfromalittledistancecametherollofdrums。Othersoundsbegantostirinthenightoutsidetotellofawakingarmy。