Horsfall and the attack upon Mr.
Cartwright's mill are strictly accurate in all their details.
In this story I have left the historical battlefields, across so
many of which I have taken you, and have endeavored to show that
there are peaceful battles to be fought and victories to be won every
jot as arduous and as difficult as those contested under arms. In
"Facing Death" my hero won such a battle. He had to fight against
external circumstances, and step by step, by perseverance, pluck,
and determination, made his way in life. In the present tale
my hero's enemy was within, and although his victory was at last
achieved the victor was well nigh worsted in the fray. We have all
such battles to fight, dear lads; may we all come unscathed and
victorious through the fray!
Yours sincerely,
G. A. Henty
CHAPTER I: A FISHING EXPEDITION
It has just struck one, and the boys are streaming out from the
schoolroom of Mr. Hathorn's academy in the little town of Marsden
in Yorkshire. Their appearance would create some astonishment in
the minds of lads of the present generation, for it was the year
1807, and their attire differed somewhat materially from that now
worn. They were for the most part dressed in breeches tight at
the knee, and buttoning up outside the close fitting jacket nearly
under the arms, so that they seemed almost devoid of waist. At the
present moment they were bareheaded; but when they went beyond the
precincts of the school they wore stiff caps, flat and very large
at the top, and with far projecting peaks.
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