"You will take six soldiers," said the Governor General to him, "and
escort these five to the fortress. Treat them well, but hold them until
further orders."
Oliver Pollock gave a nod to Henry. It said plainly, "go without protest."
Henry and his comrades rose and followed Lieutenant Bernal from the
Governor General's house. Thence they went to one of the forts in the wall
that surrounded the town.
CHAPTER XVI
IN PRISON
Their fortress prison was built of brick, but it was not a particularly
somber place. They were all put in one large room which had two windows
barred with iron; but plenty of air came in at the windows, and the place,
though bare, was clean.
"Well," said Lieutenant Bernal, when they were inside, "tell me all that
occurred before Bernardo Galvez."
Paul was again the spokesman telling everything that was said as literally
as he could.
"I have an impression," said Lieutenant Bernal, "although my impressions
are usually wrong and my memory is always weak, that you have scored, at
least partially. You have sowed the fertile crop of suspicion in the mind
of Bernardo Galvez. He has shown that by making Francisco Alvarez
virtually a prisoner, also, and you have a powerful advocate in the Senor
Pollock, the great merchant, and I may add the great diplomat, also.
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