They felt almost like brothers already.
It was upon Humphrey's strong arm that Wolfe would take his daily walk into the town for the needful baths or water drinkings.

It was Julian who read to him the news of the day, and they all discussed it eagerly together.

Moreover, he saw to the drilling and training of these two fine men with the keenest interest and enthusiasm.
They had the making in them of excellent soldiers, and showed an aptitude which delighted him for all sorts of exercises and feats of arms.
The war fever permeated the whole country by that time, and training and drilling were going on all around.

It was easy for the travellers to pick up all that was needful to them of comprehension as to military terms and commands.

Hours were spent by themselves and Wolfe over books and maps in the library, whilst he fought over again with them campaign after campaign--those where he had served, and those before his time with which he had close acquaintance; and they entered more and more into the spirit of martial exercise, learning to comprehend military tactics and the art of war as they had never done before.
Meantime the news from the Western world was all bad.