I understand that you have been a brave young soldier here and may you do as well up there." Harry, feeling pride but not showing it, saluted and left the room, going at once to Madame Delaunay's, where he had left his baggage.
He intended to leave early in the morning, but first he sought his friends and told them good-bye.
"Don't forget that we're going to have a great war," said Colonel Leonidas Talbot, "and the first battle line will be far north of Charleston.

I shall look for you there." "God bless you, my boy," said Major Hector St.Hilaire.

"May you come back some day to this beautiful Charleston of ours, and find it more beautiful than ever." "I'll meet you at Richmond later on," said Arthur St.Clair, "and then we'll serve together again." "I'll join you at the White House in Washington," said Tom Langdon, "and I'll give you the next best bed to sleep in with your boots on." Harry gave his farewells with deep and genuine regret.

Whether their manner was grave or frivolous, he knew that these were good friends of his, and he sincerely hoped that he would meet them again.

Madame Delaunay spoke to him almost as if he had been a son of hers, and there was dew in his eyes, because he could never forget her kindness to the lad who had been a stranger.
He resumed his civilian clothing and put his gray uniform, fine and new, of which he was so proud, in his saddle bags.