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The rain had cleared away and before long the sun shone brightly. As it was warm, the two young Americans discarded the cloaks they had taken. Gilbert now held the pistol Ben had taken from the soldier at the prison, while his chum carried the saber found on the stable wall.
"We are not very heavily armed," was Gilbert's comment. "But I reckon we could give a guard or two a pretty stiff fight."