Either the court-martial had found him guilty, or had found him innocent, and all the courage in the world would not alter the verdict.
In the section room in mathematics, Captain Abbott did not show this cadet any disfavor or the opposite.

The instructor's manner and tone with Prescott were the same as with all the other cadets.
When going to formations some of the cadets rather openly avoided Prescott.

This cut like a knife.

But evidently they believed him probably guilty, and they were entitled to their opinions.
He must possess himself with patience for a few days; there was nothing else to do.
So the week rolled around again to Saturday.

Now here were two afternoons when the young cadet might have gone to his mother and friends at the hotel, had he not been in arrest.