How The Brigadier Played For A Kingdom Author:Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle I should not have feared to ride by the road through the wood, for I have learned in Spain that the safest time to pass through a guerilla country is after an outrage, and that the moment of danger is when all is peaceful. When I came to look upon my map, however, I saw that Hof lay further to the south of me, and that I might reach it more dire... more »ctly by keeping to the moors.« less