![]() ![]() There was litde Baird could do about that, but he could prevent a dreadful miscarriage of justice following the city's fall, and so that night, when the two armies' great encampment was established just a few days' march from their goal, Baird sought out the lines of the 33rd. At best, he thought, the two men could only hope to escape execution by joining the Tippoo's forces, which would mean that both Sharpe and Lawford would be in enemy uniform when the British assaulted the city. He had always suspected that even with the help of Ravi Shekhar their chances of rescuing McCandless were woefully small, but at the very least he had hoped they might learn McCandless's news and succeed in bringing it out of the city, but now he feared that neither man would even survive. It had seemed a good idea when he had first thought of it, but two days' reflection had diluted that initial hope with a score of reservations. ![]() The fact that neither the British nor Indian cavalry patrols had discovered the two men suggested that they might well have reached Seringapa-tam, but the more Baird thought about their mission the less sanguine he was about its successful completion. General David Baird did not feel guilty about Sharpe and Lawford, for they were soldiers and were paid to take risks, but he did feel responsible for them. 'Found a replacement, have you?' Baird asked. 'You lost two men this week, Captain, did you not?' 'Unbearable, sir,' Morris said nervously.īaird smiled at Morris. 'Thank you, sir.' Sergeant Hakeswill's stiff posture unbent a fraction.
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