The voice of the cannon carries so far that the voice of man doesn't amount to much.

But what sound did you want me to interpret ?" "That of the cannon.

Does its volume move eastward or westward?
I should think it's much like your mountain storms and you know how they travel among the ridges." "The comparison is just, but I can't yet tell any shifting of the artillery fire.

The wind brings the sound toward us, and if there's any great advance or retreat I should be able to detect it.

I should say that as far as the second day is concerned nothing decisive has happened yet." "Do you know this country ?" "A little.