Chapter 33: The Seven Men of Ecija

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​⁠Close in front of us was drawn up a large automobile, its front wheels mounted on a barrier of rough stones built across the highway. Rolled in the dust lay a leather-clad chauffeur, limp in unconsciousness or death; and with their backs to the car, two young men stood bravely defending themselves against seven.

So suddenly did we burst upon the scene, and so furiously had I to put on the brake, th