Harry had his own moved forward a little, and he stopped at a point where they could talk conveniently.
"You may not believe me," said Shepard, "but I felt pleasure when I heard your voice and recognized your face.

I am glad to know that you did not fall in the great battle." "I do believe you, and I am not merely exchanging compliments when I say that I rejoice that you, too, came out of it alive." "Nevertheless, luck was against us then," said Shepard, and Harry, even at the distance, saw a shadow cross his face.

"I saw the great flank movement of Jackson and I understood its nature.

I was on my way to General Hooker with all speed to warn him, and I would have got there in time had it not been for a chance bullet that stunned me.

That bullet cost us thousands of men." "And the bullets that struck General Jackson will cost us a whole army corps." "We hear that they were fired by your own men." "So they were.