A Narrow Escape

A Narrow EscapeEscaping from the toils of his enemies, after having regretfully killed a missionary in self-defense, the naïf young scholar Candide and his worldly-wise valet Cacambo rode their horses into an unknown country where they found no road. Candide was disguised in the costume of his recent victim.At last, a beautiful plain traversed by streams met their eyes. Coming to a halt and dismounting, they began to eat of the provisions they had taken with them. Suddenly, the two wanderers hea...