. Little Tom . ir plans and we are quite likely to be attacked inthe town while our forces are all in the field.« »We ought to leave a garrison to defend the town. Therefore, we will ask you toremain for its defense, in which case a small group with you will be sufficient. Thenwe will not fear that anything will happen behind our backs, while we are out in thefield.« Tom thanked Mirmex for this confidence and promised him that he would defendthe town to his last breath. In the meantime, the last divisions were disappearing in the moss and in thegrass. The town became quiet; only some guards we
. Little Tom . ir plans and we are quite likely to be attacked inthe town while our forces are all in the field.« »We ought to leave a garrison to defend the town. Therefore, we will ask you toremain for its defense, in which case a small group with you will be sufficient. Thenwe will not fear that anything will happen behind our backs, while we are out in thefield.« Tom thanked Mirmex for this confidence and promised him that he would defendthe town to his last breath. In the meantime, the last divisions were disappearing in the moss and in thegrass. The town became quiet; only some guards were running on the stones at thetop and crawling up the flowers in the square. A small garrison remained at the cross-roads and watched the last of the soldiers marching toward the depths of the quickly said good-bye and also disappeared. Tom returned to the town, as hewanted to mount to the too and take a look around the country. Thus a terrible war started which completely changed Toms fate. 104. The broad country around the ants town was almost deserted. Tom saw onlyhis garrison in the square, the guards hiding in the blossoms of hawkweed and grassstems, groups of workmen putting various things in order, and the nurses in perturba-tion, running all over the town and taking care of the entrances where they hadplaced the chrysalises. Tom ran down from the top of the mound, saw that there were guards at themagazines and went out to take a look at the surroundings. At the gate, he met twoguards who were leading his rose-bug steed out of the stall, having been ordered byMirmex to get him ready, in case Tom should need him in the fight. Tom at oncemounted and rode to the heather, to see if there was any danger threatening thetown in that direction. On the way, he thought of his friends and wondered how they were getting onin the fight; then he thought of Chrysomela and decided that after the battle hewould send her a message, lest she should worry about him. As he ro
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