43/56 What's more I'm willing to tell who I am. I'm from Kentucky, and I'm a lieutenant in the regiment of Colonel Arthur Winchester, which occupies the building behind us." "From Kentucky and consorting with Yankees! A lot of you are doing it, and you ought to be on our side! We hate you for it more than we do the real Yankees!" "It's our right to choose, and we've chosen. And now, since you're talking so much about right and wrong, who may you be, Mr.Firebug ?" Even in the dark Dick saw his opponent's face flush, and his eyes flash with deadly hostility. You'd burn it anyway later on. |