"A general always makes his plans of how he'll attack a country before he starts, and takes what is necessary with him." "Yes, but then he has maps of the country, and knows what he will want.
We have no maps; but we've got the country, so I say let's go and see first--reconnoitre." "Very well," said Mike, rising slowly.
"Don't seem very ready," said Vince.

"Not scared about it, are you ?" "No, I don't think so," replied Mike thoughtfully; "only doesn't it seem rather--rather queer to go to a place that is strange, and where you don't know what there may be ?" "Of course it does," said Vince frankly; "and I am just a little like that.

I suppose it's what the men here all feel, and it keeps them away." "Yes, that's it," said Mike eagerly.
"But then, you know, they believe lots of things that we laugh at.
There isn't a man or boy here in Crag would go and sit in the churchyard on a dark night." "Well, you wouldn't either," said Mike.
"No, I suppose not," said Vince thoughtfully.

"I don't think I believe in ghosts--I'm sure I don't; and I know that if I saw anything I should feel it was some one trying to frighten us.

But I shouldn't like to go and sit in a churchyard in the dark, because--because--" "You'd be afraid," said Mike, with a laugh.
"Yes, I should be afraid, but not as you mean," said the lad.