The main thing is, can you carry them ?" "Sir," said Eggleston, raising his hand in a military salute, "I am a Randolph." Davis with soldierly dignity removed his hat.

"I am proud to hear it, Captain Randolph," he said.
"And a Carey," continued our hero.
Davis, with a graciousness all his own, took off his gloves.

"I trust you, _Major_ Randolph," he said.
"And I am a Lee," added Eggleston quickly.
Davis with a courtly bow unbuttoned his jacket.

"It is enough," he said.
"I trust you.

You shall carry the despatches.