“On the last campaign of the guard, while hunting for Narva, I came across an ancient stone cross along the seashore; then, in an abandoned mill, I saw a millstone made from a tombstone with a knight's coat of arms... and finally, above the ravine of a stream, the ruins of a castle. All this incited my curiosity, and I asked questions to one of our captains, a famous hunter of historical stories and ancient fables...”