“But at your wish,” answered Kmita.
“Take good care of her. She is a toothsome dainty. Some one may be ready to take her from you.”
“Let him try! Oh, ho! I have given the word of a cavalier to the princess, and with me my word is sacred.”
“Oh, I only say this as a jest. Fear not, neither take unusual caution.”
“Still I will ask of your serene great mightiness a carriage with windows.”
“I will give you two. But you are not going at once, are you?”
“I am in a hurry. As it is, I am here too long.”
“Then send your Tartars in advance to Krasnystav. I will hurry off a courier to have oats ready for them there, and will give you an escort of my own to that place. No evil can happen to you here, for this is my country. I will give you good men of the German dragoons, bold fellows and acquai
