hitching, along that Bohemian-Silesian Frontier,--Daun gradually
hitching up, leftwards, northwards, to be nearer his Russians;
Friedrich counter-hitching, and, in the end, detaching against the
Russians, as they approached in actuality. The details of all which
would break the toughest patience. Not till July came, had both
parties got into the Lausitz; Daun into an impregnable Camp near
Mark-Lissa (in Gorlitz Country); Friedrich, opposite and eastward
of him, into another at Schmottseifen:--still after which, as the
Russians still were not come, the hitching (if we could concern
ourselves with it), the maze of strategic shuffling and counter-
dancing, as the Russians get nearer, will become more intricate
than ever.

Except that of General Beck on Battalion Duringshofen,--if that was
meant as retaliatory, and was not rather an originality of Beck's,
who is expert at such strokes,--Daun, in return for all these
injurious Assaults and Breakages, tried little or no retaliation;
and got absolutely none. Deville attempted once, as we saw;
Loudon once, as perhaps we shall see: but both proved futile.
For the present absolutely none. Next Year indeed, Loudon, on
Fouquet at Landshut-- But let us not anticipate! Just before
quitting Landshut for Schmottseifen, Friedrich himself rode into
Bohemia, to look more narrowly; and held Trautenau, at the bottom
of the Pass, for a day or two--But the reader has had enough of
Small-War! Of the present Loudon attempt, Friedrich, writing to
Brother Henri, who is just home from his Franconian Invasion
(BREAKAGE FIFTH), has a casual word, which we will quote.
"Reich-Hennersdorf" is below Landshut, farther down the Pass;
"Liebau" still farther down,--and its "Gallows," doubtless, is on
some knoll in the environs!