\"Why，theynevereventriedtostophim，\"citizens，meetingothercitizensinthestreet，toldeachother。\"Ah，they’vehadenoughofhim。Ibettheyareonlytoogladtogetridofhim。Why，theysayheranformileswithoutseeingatraceofthefoe。\"
Theenemy’sgeneral，ontheotherhand，alsowrotehomecongratulatinghisGovernment。Inthiswaythesamebattlecanbemaffickedoverbybothparties。Contentmentisthegreatsecretofhappiness。Everythinghappensforthebest，ifonlyyoulookatittherightway。Thatisgoingtobetheargument。ThegeneralofthefuturewilltelegraphtoheadquartersthatheispleasedtobeabletoinformHisMajestythattheenemy，havingbrokendownallopposition，hassucceededincrossingthefrontierandisnowwellonhiswaytoHisMajesty’scapital。
\"Iamluringhimon，\"hewilladd，\"asfastasIcan。Atourpresentrateofprogress，Iaminhopesofbringinghimhomebythetenth。\"
Lestfoolishciviliansortofpeopleshouldwonderwhereaboutsliesthecauseforrejoicing，themilitarymanwillcondescendtoexplain。
Theenemyisbeingenticedfartherandfartherfromhisbase。Thedefeatedgeneral——whoisnotreallydefeated，whoisonlyartful，andwhoappearstoberunningaway，isnotreallyrunningawayatall。