25/36 The water was warm, but it was nectar, and when he handed it back, he said: "I don't know you and you don't know me, but if I could I'd give you a whole lake in return for this. Harry, what are our chances ?" "I don't know. We've lost one battle, but we may have time to win another. Jackson and those Virginians of his seem able to stand anything. Up, boys, the battle is on us again!" The charge swept almost to their feet, but it was driven back, and then came a momentary lull, not a cessation of the battle, but merely a sinking, as if the combatants were gathering themselves afresh for a new and greater effort. |