CHAPTER XXII.“The Lord has wrought an evident miracle in her favor already,“ said Zagloba to Volodyovski and Podbipienta, while sitting in Skshetuski's quarters,--“an evident miracle, I say, in permitting me to wrest her from the grasp of those dogs and to guard her the whole way. Let us hope that he will be merciful to her and to us once more. If she is only living! Something whispers to me that Bogun has carried her away; for just think, the informants tell us that after Pulyan he has become the second in command,--may the devils command him!--therefore he must have been present at the taking of Bar.“
“He might not have found her in that crowd of unfortunates, for twelve thousand people were cut to pieces there,“ said Volodyovski.
“Oh, you don't know him! I would swear that he knew she
