Chapter 8: The Capture Of Saumur. 

The arrangements being now completed, Leigh and his band lay down in a thicket near the bank of the river, and slept for some hours. At one o'clock in the morning Leigh rose and, with his three followers, started for the village. It was but twenty minutes' walk. Not a soul was stirring, not a light visible in any window. 

They found that three or four boats were lying by the bank. Leigh chose the smallest of these and, loosening the head rope from the post to which it was fastened, took his place in her with the others. Accustomed as he was to rowing, from his childhood, he soon reached the opposite bank. Here he fastened the boat up, and struck across country until he reached the road. Then he sent one of his followers westward. 

"You will follow the road," he said, "until within a mile of Tours; then you will conceal yourself, and watch who passes along. If you see a large body of troops coming, you will at once strike across country and make your way down to the village above that at which we crossed. You heard the instructions that I gave to Pierre. If you find him and the others there with the boat, you will report what you have seen. He will send another messenger on with the news to Cathelineau, and you will remain with him until I arrive. 

"If he is not there, you will follow the bank of the river down to the other village. You will give a shout as you pass the spot where we halted. If no answer comes, you will probably find Pierre and the boat somewhere below. You will not miss him, for I have ordered him to post two of your comrades on the bank, so that you cannot pass them unseen. As in the first case, you will remain with him until I arrive, and your message will be carried to the general by another of his party. 
Were there any boats by the bank?
How many?
The largest or the smallest?
Had Leigh rowed before?
How long was one of his followers to follow the road?
Which direction had he sent that follower?
Did it take long for them to reach the opposite bank, in the first place?
Where had Leigh and his band lay the night before?
When did they wake up?
How many people did he have with him?
Was anyone else awake?
How far was it to the village?
Did he give instructions to Jean Luc Picard?
Who, then?
What town will he send another messenger on with the news to?
What will his follower give if he passes the spot where they halted?
And if no answer comes, what will be found somewhere below?
How many comrades will be along the bank so the follower can't pass unseen?
Is he supposed to stay until Leigh arrived?
Will his message be carried by someone else then?
yes
three or four boats were lying by the bank.
three or four boats
three or four boats were lying by the bank
the smallest
 Leigh chose the smallest
yes
Accustomed as he was to rowing
until they were within a mile of Tours
You will follow the road," he said, "until within a mile of Tours
west
 he sent one of his followers westward
no
 he soon reached the opposite bank
in a thicket
Leigh and his band lay down in a thicket 
one o'clock in the morning
 At one o'clock in the morning Leigh rose
three
with his three followers
no
Not a soul was stirring
twenty minutes
twenty minutes' walk
no
 I gave to Pierre
Pierre
You heard the instructions that I gave to Pierre
Cathelineau
the news to Cathelineau
a shout
 give a shout as you pass the spot where we halted
Pierre and the boat
If no answer comes, you will probably find Pierre and the boat somewhere below
two
two of your comrades on the bank
yes
you will remain with him until I arrive
yes
your message will be carried to the general by another