Can you see any sign of the French pursuit ?" "Not yet, but our people will surely follow.

They're still at it already on the flanks!" The distant thunder of cannon came from both right and left.
"A third day of fighting is at hand," said Fleury.
"And it will be followed by a fourth." "And a fifth." "But we shall continue to drive the enemy away." Both spoke with the utmost confidence.

Having seen their armies victorious for two days they had no doubt they would win again.

All that morning they listened to the sounds of combat, although they saw much less than on the day before.

The prisoners were in a little wood, where they lay down at times, and then, restless and anxious, would stand on tiptoe again, seeking to see at least a corner of the battle.
John and Fleury were standing near noon at the edge of the wood, when a small body of Uhlans halted close by.