"What do you mean?
Will you answer an honest question or not ?" "Why do you desire to see this Sagamore ?" she repeated so obstinately that I fairly clenched my teeth.
"Answer me," I said.

"Or had you rather I fetched a file of men up here ?" "Fetch a regiment, and I shall tell you nothing unless I choose." "Good God, what folly!" I exclaimed.

"For whom and for what do you take me, then, that you refuse to answer the polite and harmless question of an American officer!" "You had not so named yourself." "Very well, then; I am Euan Loskiel, Ensign in Morgan's rifle regiment!" "You say so." "Do you doubt it ?" "Birds sing," she said.

Suddenly she stepped from the dark doorway, came to where I stood, bent forward and looked me very earnestly in the eyes--so closely that something--her nearness--I know not what--seemed to stop my heart and breath for a second.
Then, far on the western hills lightning glimmered; and after a long while it thundered.
"Do you wish me to find this Sagamore for you ?" she asked very quietly.
"Will you do so ?" A drop of rain fell; another, which struck her just where the cheek curved under the long black lashes, fringing them with brilliancy like tears.
"Where do you lodge ?" she asked, after a silent scrutiny of me.
"This night I am a guest at Major Lockwood's.

Tomorrow I travel north again with my comrade, Lieutenant Boyd." She was looking steadily at me all the time; finally she said: "Somehow, I believe you to be a friend to liberty.