Spain,1813,Aided,by,Ducos,,Napoleon,is,considering,a,plan.,All,it,will,take,is,one,death,and,one,imprisonment,,and,Britain,will,leave,Spain.,The,Spanish,nobility,,generals,and,church,will,have,to,be,in,agreement,and,bring,pressure,on,the,deposed,King,of,Spain,to,sign,a,treaty,with,France.,In,a,French,garrison,in,Spain,,Ducos,has,impounded,the,carriages,of,La,Marquesa,Helene,Mendora.,La,Marquesa,is,half-English,,half-French,and,married,to,a,Spanish,General.,She,is,also,a,French,spy.,Ducos,promises,the,return,of,her,carriages,if,she,writes,to,her,husband,saying,Richard,Sharpe,has,forced,his,attentions,on,her.,When,the,Marques,receives,the,letter,he,is,furious,and,demands,an,apology,or,a,duel.,Sharpe,refuses,to,apologise,as,he,says,he,doesn‘t,know,the,Marquesa,,and,the,duel,is,arranged.,Duels,are,forbidden,in,Wellingtons,army,and,when,discovered,,it,is,passed,off,as,‘sword,practice‘.,The,same,night,the,Marques,is,murdered,in,his,bed,,and,the,Spanish,,believing,Sharpe,is,responsible,,demand,retribution.,Wellington,has,no,choice,and,a,court,marshal,takes,place.,Sharpe,is,found,guilty,and,sentenced,to,hang.,Wellington,,however,,does,not,plan,to,lose,Sharpe.,La,Marquesa,and,her,carriages,are,ambushed,,the,carriages,taken,and,La,Marquesa,is,put,into,a,convent.,Maj.,Nairn,takes,Harper,out,of,the,camp,and,reunites,him,with,Sharpe.,Left,with,having,to,prove,his,honour,,Sharpe,and,Harper,are,tasked,with,rescuing,La,Marquesa,,so,the,British,can,discover,the,enemy’s,next,move.
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