I heard that the czar spoke in terms of the warmest appreciation of your treatment of your prisoners, and said that any of your officers who fell into his hands should be treated with equal courtesy." Charles looked gratified.
"I am glad to hear it," he said.

"In the field, if necessary, blood must flow like water, but there is no reason why we should not behave towards each other with courtesy, when the fighting is over.
You know nothing of the force there, at present ?" "No, sir, I heard nothing.

I did not exchange a word with anyone, save the doctor and another medical man; and as the former treated me as a friend, rather than as an enemy, I did not deem it right to question him, and, had I done so, I am sure that he would have given me no answer." "Well, you can return to your quarters, sir.

Your company did me good service in that fight, and Colonel Schlippenbach did not speak in any way too warmly in their favour.

I would that I had more of these brave Englishmen and Scotchmen in my service." Charlie's head, however, was not as hard as he had believed it to be; and the long ride brought on inflammation of the wound, so that, on the following morning, he was in a high state of fever.