He leaned against the wall and breathed the foul air of the old church, which was breathed over and over again by nearly four hundred men.
The heavy doors were unbarred an hour later, and food and water were brought to them, but how little! There was a single drink and a quarter of a pound of meat for each man.

It was but a taste after their long fast, and soon they were as hungry and thirsty as ever.

It was a hideous night.

There was not room for them all to sleep on the floor, and Ned dozed for a while leaning against the wall.
Food and water were brought to them in the same small quantities in the morning, but there was no word from the Mexicans concerning the promises of good treatment and parole that had been made when they surrendered.
Ned was surprised at nothing.

He knew that Santa Anna dominated all Mexico, and he knew Santa Anna.