It seems to me that you are getting all the credit of the campaign.

Really I feel quite proud of you, and we shall be having you starting as a rival leader to Cathelineau." Leigh laughed.
"One does not often have two such opportunities in the course of a day, and I don't suppose I am likely to have such luck again, if the war goes on for a year.

Where are you going to be today ?" "I am going to act as aide-de-camp to Bonchamp." "And what shall we do, do you think ?" "Well, I should say you had best keep out of it altogether, Leigh.
You and your band did much more than your share of fighting yesterday, and your pistols will be of no use in a fight such as this will be.

Seriously, unless Cathelineau assigns you some post, I should keep out of it.

Your little corps is specially formed to act as scouts and, as we are so extremely badly off in that respect, it will be far better for you to keep to your proper duties, than to risk your lives." "How do you think the fight is likely to go, Jean ?" "It depends, in the first place, upon how the Blues fight; if they do well, they ought to beat us.