The men, who believed implicitly every word that he had said, regarded him almost with superstition.

He alone of the defenders had come alive out of that terrible charnel house, the Alamo.
"I suspect," said King, "that the division you saw is under General Urrea." "Very probably," said Ned.

"Of course, Santa Anna, no longer having any use for his army in San Antonio, can send large numbers of troops eastward." "Which means that we'll have a hard time defending this place," said King gloomily.
"Unless Fannin sends a big force to our help." "I'm not so sure that he'll send enough," said King.

"His men are nearly all fresh from the States, and they know nothing of the country.

It's hard for him to tell what to do.