Eh, O'Malley?
You'll defer your trip to San Benito for finer weather." "Well, to come to the point," said Hampden, "I'd rather begin my engineering at a more favorable season; but if O'Malley's for it--" "And O'Malley _is_ for it," said I, suddenly.
"Then faith, I'm not the man to balk his fancy; and as Crawfurd is so bent upon fighting to-morrow, it don't make much difference.

Is it a bargain ?" "It is; here's my hand on it." "Come, come, boys, I'll have none of this; we've been prettily cut up this morning already.

You shall not go upon this foolish excursion." "Confound it, old fellow! it's all very well for you to talk, with the majority before you, next step; but here we are, if peace came to-morrow, scarcely better than we left England.

No, no; if O'Malley's ready--and I see he is so before me--What have you got there?
Oh, I see; that's our tape line; capital fun, by George! The worst of it is, they'll make us colonels of engineers.

Now then, what's your plan--on foot or mounted ?" "Mounted, and for this reason, the country is all open; if we are to have a run for it, our thoroughbreds ought to distance them; and as we must expect to pass some of their sentries, our only chance is on horseback." "My mind is relieved of a great load," said Hampden; "I was trembling in my skin lest you should make it a walking party.