CHAPTER VII.If Zagloba was bored at Zbaraj, no less bored was Volodyovski, who was longing especially for war and its adventures. They went out, it is true, from time to time with the squadron in pursuit of plundering parties who were burning and slaying on the Zbruch; but that was a small war, principally work for scouts, difficult because of the cold winter and frosts, yielding much toil and little glory. For these reasons Pan Michael urged Zagloba every day to go to the assistance of Skshetuski, from whom they had had no tidings for a long time.
“He must have fallen into some fatal trap and may have lost his life,“ said Volodyovski. “We must surely go, even if we have to perish with him.“
Zagloba did not offer much opposition, for he thought they had stayed too long in Zbaraj, and won
