I hid behind a tree and knocked him out of the saddle as he was riding past." "I hope you did not kill him." "I did not.

He was merely stunned.

He will have a headache for a day or two, and then he will be as well as ever.

I jumped on his horse and galloped here as straight and fast as I could." A faint smile passed over Jackson's face.
"You were lucky to make the exchange of horses," he said, "and you have done well.

The enemy comes and our days of rest are over.