She herself saw a sort of hesitation on the part of Carlisle.
"I can't let you make any mistake about me," he began presently.
"How do you mean ?" "You are probably not advised about me.

I'm a person of no consequence." "An officer of his country's army can not say that of himself." "But, I am no longer an officer of any army.

I have been court-martialed--for my conduct there--you know--that fight at St.
Genevieve.

My abolitionist tendencies have always made me _persona non grata_ in my own mess.

There's been all sort of pressure brought on me to drop it.