tailieunhanh - THE DELUGE An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia

THE WAR with cannon was no bar to negotiations, which the fathers determined to use at every opportunity. They wished to delude the enemy and procrastinate till aid came, or at least severe winter. But Miller did not cease to believe that the monks wished merely to extort the best terms. In the evening, therefore, after that cannonading, he sent Colonel Kuklinovski again with a summons to surrender. The prior showed Kuklinovski the safeguard of the king, which closed his mouth at once. But Miller had a later command of the king to occupy Boleslav, Vyelunie, Kjepits, and Chenstohova. "Take this order to them," said he. | 1 THE DELUGE An Historical Novel of Poland Sweden and Russia A SEQUEL TO WITH FIRE AND SWORD. BY HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ. Authorized and Unabridged Translation from the Polish by JEREMIAH CURTIN IN TWO VOLUMES. Vol. II BOSTON Little Brown and Company. 1898 2 Copyright 1891 1898 by Jeremiah Curtin. All rights reserved. THE DELUGE. CHAPTER I. 3 CHAPTER I. THE WAR with cannon was no bar to negotiations which the fathers determined to use at every opportunity. They wished to delude the enemy and procrastinate till aid came or at least severe winter. But Miller did not cease to believe that the monks wished merely to extort the best terms. In the evening therefore after that cannonading he sent Colonel Kuklinovski again with a summons to surrender. The prior showed Kuklinovski the safeguard of the king which closed his mouth at once. But Miller had a later command of the king to occupy Boleslav Vyelunie Kjepits and Chenstohova. Take this order to them said he to Kuklinovski for I think that they will lack means of evasion when it is shown them. But he was deceived. The prior answered If the command includes Chenstohova let the general occupy the place with good fortune. He may be sure that the cloister will make no opposition but Chenstohova is not Yasna Gora of which no mention is made in the order. When Miller heard this answer he saw that he had to deal with diplomats more adroit than himself reasons were just what he lacked -- and there remained only cannon. A truce lasted through the night. The Swedes worked with vigor at making better trenches and on Yasna Gora they looked for the damages of the previous day and saw with astonishment that there were none. Here and there roofs and rafters were broken here and there plaster had dropped from the walls --that was all. Of the men none had fallen no one was even maimed. The prior going around on the walls said with a smile to the soldiers -- But see this enemy with his bombarding is not so terrible as reported. After a .