Excerpt from Polish Tales, Vol. 2 of 3

He had soon occasion, however, to congratu late himself on the foresight occasioning so singular a transition in his toilet, for on pur suin his route through the entangled thickets of underwood according to the indications of the clue, he perceived men stationed 'at intervals along the track, armed with ri¿es and cutlasses, (as if for the purpose of instant alarm, and summary justice on intruders, ) to whom the sight of his gay uniform glittering in the moonlight, must have afforded immediate grounds of suspicion.

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