"Neither one of us has ever been tested sufficiently.

But I hope you're right, Laura.
I'd sooner be dead, at this instant, than to feel that my cowardice would ever throw the slightest stain on the grand old Flag.

I try to be generous in my opinions of others.

I think I can stand almost any man except---the coward!" "I'm not a bit afraid of either one of you, on that score," broke in Belle warmly.
"That's very kind of you," nodded Dave.

"But of course you don't know any more about our bravery than we do ourselves.