"We have met no people, as yet, but when we do, we will inform them that they are our slaves." "And afterward we will plunder them of all their possessions," added General Apple.
"They may not possess anything," objected Private Files; "but I hope they will fight us, just the same.

A peaceful conquest wouldn't be any fun at all." "Don't worry," said the Queen.

"We can fight, whether our foes do or not; and perhaps we would find it more comfortable to have the enemy surrender promptly." It was a barren country and not very pleasant to travel in.

Moreover, there was little for them to eat, and as the officers became hungry they became fretful.

Many would have deserted had they been able to find their way home, but as the Oogaboo people were now hopelessly lost in a strange country they considered it more safe to keep together than to separate.
Queen Ann's temper, never very agreeable, became sharp and irritable as she and her army tramped over the rocky roads without encountering either people or plunder.