Langdon and St.Clair whispered together, but he said nothing.
It was permitted to the three to lie down in their blankets in the earthwork and sleep, but they did not think of trying it.

They wished to know the meaning of those cannon shots and they waited, tense with excitement.

It was nearly midnight when Colonel Leonidas Talbot came.
"We have learned that the Northern vessels will appear before Charleston tomorrow," he said, "and the shots were a signal to all our people to be ready.

The attack on Sumter will begin in the morning.

Now you three boys must go to sleep.