I'd run so fast, sir, that my feet wouldn't touch the ground more than once every forty yards.

It would be the wisest thing one could do under the circumstances, the only thing, in fact." "I'm glad to hear you say so, Sergeant Carrick, because you are a man of experience and magnificent sense.

What you say proves that Harry and I are full of wisdom.

They weren't Sioux or Blackfeet back there and I don't suppose they'd have scalped us, but they were Yankees and their intentions weren't exactly peaceful.

So we took your advice before you gave it.