Surely you understand this, and you are a gentleman; I am sure of that.

You are not going to carry that news to your camp.

Before I should permit that to happen I would denounce you openly, and permit those men yonder to think evil of me.

But I do not believe that course necessary.

Instead, I am going to trust you as a gentleman--am going to accept your word of honor." "My word?
You mean my parole ?" "You may call it that--your pledge to remain in this house until I say you may go." "But--" "Stop! Lieutenant Galesworth, do you not owe this to me ?" I hesitated, fronting this direct question, looking straight across the table into her serious face, as she leaned toward me.