He did not believe any further movement of the enemy would come now.

As the great tension passed for a time he was conscious of an immense weariness.

The strain upon all the physical senses and upon the mind as well made him weak.

It was a luxury merely to sit there with his back against the bark and rest.
Near him he heard the soldiers moving softly, and now and then a wounded man asking for water.

A light breeze had sprung up, and it had upon his face the freshness of the dawn.