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By dint of a little labour, the small vessel was got into the water, and Mr Lutter, taking a scull in his hand, paddled over to the other side, and embarked the gentleman in the blue coat.
Mr Lorimer discovered Mr Lutter comfortably regaling himself in the buttery; but on hearing in what respect his services were required, he left unfinished a large tankard of ale, with which he was washing down an enormous quantity of bread and cheese, and proceeded to the moat. "Don't disturb Mr Peeper," he said, "but help me to launch the little punt."
But Tilly incessantly harassed his retreat, and after three days' skirmishing, he was at length obliged to await the enemy near the village of Lutter in Barenberg.
"Is it thus always?" enquired Jane, nearly weeping with fright. "There are many things that may be improved in the castle," said Mr Lutter. "I have seen the necessity of an alteration for a long time, and, if you will favour me with your assistance, much may be done." "Oh! I will help you to the utmost of my power." "We must upset the influence of Mr Peeper," said Mr Lutter.
Several officers of distinction and about 4,000 men were killed in the field of battle; and several companies of foot, in the flight, who had thrown themselves into the town-house of Lutter, laid down their arms and surrendered to the conqueror. The king fled with his cavalry, and soon collected the wreck of his army which had survived this serious defeat.
There was now no possibility of preventing the quarrel; and while the four strangers were pounding each other with whatever weapons came first to hand, and Mr Peeper crept under the table for safety, and Reginald essayed to talk them into reason, Mr Lutter politely handed Jane to the door of the hall. "Permit me, madam, to rescue you from this dreadful scene."
The Landgrave of Hesse Cassel had been forced by Tilly, soon after the battle of Lutter, to renounce the Danish alliance. Wallenstein's formidable appearance before Berlin reduced the Elector of Brandenburgh to submission, and compelled him to recognise, as legitimate, Maximilian's title to the Palatine Electorate.
"Songs are an invention of the devil," said Mr Peeper. "Unless they are sung through the nose," said Mr Lutter, with a sneer. "You approve of songs then?" inquired Mr Peeper, with a fierce look. "Certainly," said Mr Lutter, "when their subject is good, and the language modest." "Then you are an atheist," retorted Mr Peeper.
At Lutter, King Christian IV was defeated overwhelmingly by the combined forces of Tilly and Wallenstein, and the Lutheran states were left at the mercy of the Catholic League. Brandenburg openly espoused the imperialist cause and aided Ferdinand's generals in expelling the Danish king from German soil.
Oh, let him in, by all means!" exclaimed Jane; "he was always so kind to me when I was a child!" "He can't get in, madam, unless Mr Peeper orders the drawbridge to be lowered; and he is now busy with Mr Belfront." "Go for Mr Lutter; he will be glad to hear of uncle Samson's arrival."
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