"The Old Dominion had a taste of defeat at Fort Duquesne and you've had the like here.

Now we'll all wait and see how victory agrees with us." "Some of us have been in at both defeats," said Grosvenor rather sadly.
But the presence of so many friends and the cheerful talk made him feel so much better that he averred his ability to go anywhere and do anything at once.
"You've leave of absence if you wish it ?" asked Cabell.
"For several days more," replied Grosvenor.
"Then let's all go into the town.

I haven't had a good look at Albany yet.

I want to see if it's as fine a place as Williamsburg." "It's larger," said Robert.
"But size is not everything.

That's where you northern people make your mistake." "But you'll admit that Philadelphia's a fine city, won't you ?" said Colden, "and you know it's the largest in the colonies." "But it's comparatively near to Virginia," said Cabell briskly, "and our influence works wonders." "We've our own conceit in Philadelphia," said Wilton, "but conceit and Virginia are just the same words, though they may have a different sound." "Come on to the George Inn," said Grosvenor, "and you can argue it out there.