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oolsofshortroundtimbersthathadbeen
swiftlyknockedtogether.Forbeddingtherewerepilesofleavesand
fernsoverwhichcloaksmightbespread.Acoupleoflanternsslung
from side poles adequately lighted that interior.
ItwasamethodofconstructioninwhichtheChouanswereexpertof-
feringanalternativetothetrenchesbuiltfortheshelterorth [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]inbod-
iesintheirforestfastnesses.Thesedugtoaconsiderabledepthand
solidlyroofedbybranchesunderadissemblingcoverofturfandleaves
woulddefydetectionbyanysoldiersrashenoughtocarrypursuitinto
thedepthsofaforest.TheyhelptoexplainthemysteryofChouanmove-
mentsintheguerrillawarfaretheyconductedtheirsuddenappearances
whereleastsuspectedandtheirequallysuddenandcompletedisap-
pearancesoncetheirworkwasdone.Reportsthattheyvanishedasifthe
earthhadswallowedthemwereoftennearertheliteraltruththanthere-
porters suspected.
AyoungmaninChouandressoflittlemorethanmiddleheightbut
ofamassivebreadthandcorpulencesuggestiveofgreatpowerstood
forwardwithagrinofwelcome.ItwasGeorgesCadoudalaChouan
leaderfromtheMorbihanalreadyfamousanddestinedtostillgreater
fame.
BeholdyourquartersmyGeneral.Awaveofmyfairywandandit
springsfromtheground.Anotherwaveandthecommissariatwill
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