There was no possibility of approaching the troops by surprise, their vigilance being ever on the watch; and the hope of meeting Captain Lawton away from his men, was equally forlorn, for the trooper was constantly engaged in his duty, and his movements were so rapid, that any opportunity of meeting with him, at all, must depend greatly on accident.
A lovasokat nem lehetett észrevétlenül megközelíteni, minthogy éberségük egy pillanatra sem lankadt el soha; abban sem reménykedhettek, hogy olyankor ütnek rajta a kapitányon, amikor távol van az embereitől, mert Lawton állandóan tevékenykedett, rendkívül gyorsan változtatta a helyét, s legfeljebb a véletlen sodorhatta volna az útjukba.