Why，theSergeantcancommandnolonger，anditwillhardlydotoleaveacorporalattheheadofavictoriouspartylikethis。forflowersthatwillbloominagardenwilldieonaheath。andIwasjustthinkingIwouldclaimtheauthoritythatbelongstoonewhoholdsalieutenant’scommission。Asforthemen，they’llnodaretoraiseanyobjaction。andasforyoursal’，mydearfriend，nowthatye’vesomuchhonor，andMabel，andtheconsciousnessofhavingdoneyerduty，whichismorepreciousthanall，I
expecttofindanallyratherthanonetoopposetheplan。
Asforcommandingthesoldiersofthe55th，Lieuten-
ant，itisyourright，Isuppose，andnooneherewillbelikelytogainsayit。thoughyou’vebeenaprisonerofwar，andtherearemenwhomightstandoutag’ingivinguptheirauthoritytoaprisonerreleasedbytheirowndeeds。
Stillnooneherewillbelikelytosayanythinghostiletoyourwishes。