Then it swung into the soul-stirring march of Dixie, and a wild shout, which was partly feminine, came from the house.
The two colonels had walked on ahead, leaving the young officers together.

Langdon caught sight of a figure standing before an open door, with a fire blazing in a large fireplace serving as a red background.
That background was indeed so brilliant that every external detail of the figure could be seen.

Langdon, stopping, pulled hard on the arms of Harry and Sherburne.
"Halt all!" he said, "and tell me if in very truth I see what I see!" "Go on!" said St.Clair.
"Item No.

one, a pink dress of some gauzy, filmy stuff, with ruffle after ruffle around the skirt." "Correct." "Item No.

two, a pink slipper made of silk, perchance, with the toe of it just showing beyond the hem of the skirt." "You observe well, my lord." "Item three, a fair and slim white hand, and a round and beautiful wrist." "Correct.