Lew Wallace arrived less than half an hour ago with seven thousand men fresh and eager for battle.

Dick! Dick, my boy, we'll have forty thousand new troops on the field at the next dawn, and before God we'll wipe out the disgrace of today! Listen to the big guns from the boats as they speak at intervals! Why, I can understand the very words they speak! They are saying to the Southern army: 'Look out! Look out! We're coming in the morning, and it's we who'll attack now!'" Dick saw that Colonel Winchester himself was excited.

The pupils of his eyes were dilated, and a red spot glowed in either cheek.

Like all the other officers he was stung by the surprise and defeat, and he could barely wait for the morning and revenge.
Colonel Winchester walked away to a council that had been called, and Dick turned to Pennington and Warner, who were not hurt, save for slight wounds.

Warner had recovered his poise, and was soon as calm and dry as ever.
"Dick," he said, "we're some distance from where we started this morning.