We could not differentiate between officers and privates, but robbed the rooms up stairs of bed-clothing, and thus made them as comfortable as possible.

Bell and the clergy-man made voluble protests, but yielded to the inevitable, being persuaded by the revolvers of the guards to accompany the others.

So far as arms went we were now well supplied, having added to our original equipment the officers' pistols, and the carbines of the men captured in the stable.

This matter settled I turned to the consideration of the case of the two men remaining in the front parlor.
Here was a more serious problem, for I could not herd Major Hardy with those fellows below, nor was I willing to humiliate Le Gaire by any such treatment.

Not that I thought him too good to associate with these others, but Billie must not think I was actuated by any feelings of revenge.