Again and again I had supposed I knew her, believed I had solved her nature, only to be led into deeper bewilderment.
"Major," I said soberly.

"I do imagine just that.

There is no sacrifice your daughter would not make for the South.

She realized the importance of this information, and that she alone could take it to Chambers." I turned to the back stairs, and went down, feeling my way in the gloom, until I touched the door.

To my surprise it opened, although I knew I had locked it, and the key was still in my pocket.