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"And suppose Patterson does not do his duty?"

"Then we ard doesn't

want any help just now" And weary, no doubt, of the subject,

the hter matters of conversation I

tried to answer and make talk, but my heart was very sick I

could hardly knohat he was saying; Beauregard, and

Patterson, and Johnston, so ran in hts I suppose the

major did not find it out, for he see said that "after the victory" he would come and

have another ride withwith an

interth of quarters and half hours; heavy with

fear They were notbut one, I think,

after entle had been heard that ht, met his enemy I calculated the days

since I had seen Mr Thorold; speculated on Patterson's

probable activity or non-activity, and Christian's consequent

place and duty in the position of affairs; and could only know

that it was all a confusion of pain At first I thought to go

at once back to the house and give upinside of walls sent-place