Then the mask became as impenetrable as ever.

He let the reins fall on the neck of Little Sorrel, and watched his men as they swept into the open, passed the warehouse, and followed the enemy into the forest beyond.
But the bugles quickly sounded the recall.

It was not Jackson's purpose to waste his men in frays which could produce little.

The pursuing regiments returned reluctantly to the open where the inhabitants of the village were welcoming Jackson with great rejoicings.

The encounter had been too swift and short to cause great loss, but all the stores were saved and Captain Sherburne and Captain McGee rode forward to salute their commander.
"You made a good defense," said Stonewall Jackson, crisply and briefly.
"We begin the removal of the stores at once.