The four removed their own caps and waved them also.

Then they turned their horses in unison, rode over the hill and were gone from Dick's sight.
Sergeant Whitley was not educated, but his experience was vast, he knew men and he had the gift of sympathy.

He understood Dick's feelings.
"All civil wars are cruel," he said.

"The killing of one's own people is worst of all." But as they went on, Dick's melancholy fell from him, and he had only pleasant recollections of the meeting.

Besides, the continued movement and freedom were inspiriting in the highest degree to youth.