At any rate, there she stood looking at him.
"Can you command me, Daisy ?" said the young officer.
"Are you at leisure, Capt.

Drummond ?" "Looks like it!" said the gentleman rousing himself.

"What shall I give you?
a camp-chair?
or will you take the--O! that is a better arrangement." For Daisy had thrown on the ground a soft shawl for a carpet, and took her place upon it beside Capt.

Drummond, who looked at her in a pleased kind of way.
"Are you quite at leisure, Capt.

Drummond ?" "Gentlemen always are--when ladies' affairs are to be attended to." "Are they ?" said Daisy.
"They ought to be!" "But I am not a lady." "What do you call yourself ?" "I don't know," said Daisy gravely.