With Fire and Sword. Henryk Sienkiewicz
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CHAPTER XLVII.
HENRYK SIENKIKWICZ.
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WITH
FIRE AND SWORD.
An Historical Novel
OF
POLAND AND RUSSIA.
BY
HENRYK SIENKIKWICZ.
AUTHORIZED AND UNABRIDGED TRANSLATION FROM
THE POLISH BY
JEREMIAH CURTIN.
BOSTON:
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
1904.
Copyright, 1890, 1898, By Jeremiah Curtin.
All rights reserved.
University Press:
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
TO
PROF. JOHN FISKE,
MY CLASSMATE AND FRIEND, MY FELLOW-TRAVELLER IN
BOTH HEMISPHERES, THE LUMINOUS HISTORIAN
OF DECISIVE PERIODS IN AMERICA,
IS DEDICATED THIS VOLUME CONCERNING A MOMENTOUS
CONFLICT IN EUROPE.
JEREMIAH CURTIN.
Washington, D.C.,
April 7, 1890.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Henryk Sienkiewicz and his Children. From a photograph.
Map of the Polish Commonwealth.
"The falcon began to draw the hands together." Drawn by J. Wagrez.
Vladislav IV., King of Poland. From an engraving by Moncornet.
"He raised his eyes and began to pray aloud". Drawn by J. Wagrez.
Bogdan Hmelnitski. From an old engraving.
"The little knight,