I heard of your mission, its success and your safe return.
Hector, I suppose we'll have to postpone the next stage of our game until we whip the Yankees again or are whipped by them.

I believe I can yet rescue that red king." "Perhaps so, Leonidas.

Undoubtedly you'll have plenty of time to think over it." "Which is a good thing, Hector." "Which is undoubtedly a good thing, Leonidas." They put the chess men carefully in a box, which they gave to an orderly with very strict injunctions.

Then both, after heaving a deep sigh, transformed themselves into men of energy, action, precision and judgment.

Every soldier and officer in the trim ranks of the Invincibles was ready.
But action did not come as soon as Harry and his friends had thought.
Lee made preliminary movements to mass his army for battle, and then stopped.