Yet, if he has companions, he plumes himself before them on his exploits, and here we may begin to notice the power of public opinion, for the approbation of his band serves to obliterate all consciousness of his turpitude, and even to make him proud of it.

The warrior lives in a different atmosphere.

The public opinion which would rebuke him is among the vanquished.

He does not feel its influence.

But the opinion of those by whom he is surrounded approves his acts and sustains him.