text:  You sometimes see several of our boldest cavaliers take an oath binding them for two or three years or as long as they like never to mingle in games or gayeties never to spare their lives in battle to give no quarter never to pardon the least offence in a brother or a friend to seize the goods of others without fear or scruple--in a word to be the foes of all mankind strangers in their family men whom any person may slay if he can; in the village they are dangerous neighbours and in meeting them you must keep your hand on the trigger; but in war one can trust them