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Let the Salvationist chiefs occupy themselves instead with mastering the principles of Spinoza's 'Tractatus Theologico-Politicus, Colenso's 'Pentateuch, and, thrown into the bargain, Sir G. B. Airey's essay on 'The Earlier Hebrew Scriptures. One piece of information, however, in no small degree consoled me for that terrible nightmare of the Salvation Army on the banks of the Tarn.
The general read his orders, with lips compressed and lowering brow. "You come straight from Lord Raglan? But, surely, you are General Airey's aide-de-camp?" "Lord Raglan himself entrusted me with the message." "I can't believe it. It is utterly impracticable: for any useful purpose. Quite unequal, quite inadequate, to the risks and frightful loss it must entail."
There was a leak between that mine of old General Airey's and your Uncle James's when I went into partnership with him, and, after all, we only helped Nature just a little bit, and there's many a man walking about this minute, holding his head high, who has done more wrong than I have. 'For God's sake, don't! cried Polson, breaking silence for the first time. 'It's bad enough as it is.
Some delay occurred before the brigade began its march; and the Commander-in-Chief, seeing that the Russians would succeed in carrying off the guns if not at once attacked, despatched Captain Nolan, an officer on General Airey's staff, with a written order to Lord Lucan to charge the Russians with the light brigade of cavalry commanded by Lord Cardigan, and to recapture the guns.
"I know that aide-de-camp," remarked one of the party; "he is Captain Nolan, he belongs to General Airey's staff." Directly afterwards Lord Lucan was seen addressing Lord Cardigan, who immediately galloped forward towards where the light cavalry were drawn up.
Take him outside," he said to his orderly, "while I go and see the general." "You have no idea where this news comes from?" was General Airey's first inquiry. "The same source, I don't doubt; but of course I can't vouch for its accuracy." "It might be very important," the general was musing. "I am not sure whether you know what we contemplate in these next few days?"
"It is worth thinking of, although the distance is great," replied the quartermaster-general. "I will speak to Lord Raglan at once on the subject. By-the-way, I think you know Spanish?" "Yes," said McKay, "fairly well." "Then you had better get ready to start. If any one goes, I will send you." This was tantamount to an order. General Airey's advice was certain to be taken by Lord Raglan.
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