CHAPTER XVI.Zagloba and Volodyovski were standing on the rampart next morning among the soldiers, looking carefully toward the tabor, from the side of which masses of peasants were approaching. Pan Yan was in counsel with the prince; but they, taking advantage of the moment of quiet, were talking about the preceding day and the present movement in the enemy's tabor.
“That forebodes no good for us,“ said Zagloba, pointing at the dark masses moving like an enormous cloud. “They are surely coming to an assault again, and here our hands will not move in their joints.“
“Why should there be an assault in the clear day? They will do nothing more this time,“ said the little knight, “than occupy our rampart of yesterday, dig into our new one, and fire from morning till evening.“
“We might stir t
