Sherman. Artless? She is a devil! During her master’s escape, she held the guard with the ferocity of a tiger, while he took his leisure to leave. Had she been a man, I would have had her shot at once. Orderly, here! (Enter Orderly, L. U. E.) Take this girl to the care of the guard again. Say to the officer in charge, it shall go bad if she is allowed to stray again. (Orderly seizes her arm roughly and leads her away, L. U. E.)
Halcom. (To Orderly.) Tenderly my boy.
Sherman. In war, women are devils, and you can’t strike back. I can confine all but their tongues. They shall rant the empty air with them.
Hal. Certainly, General, her childish years must be harmless.
Sherman. Do you shut your eyes to the fact that she is only here as a spy?
Halcom. Why, she is a mere child, General.
Sherman. A very old child, with fifty years of a woman’s cunning in her head.
Halcom. Certainly you jest.
Sherman. Female spies may remain in this camp without harm. If they leave it, I am to blame for it.
Halcom. Why General, you see an enemy everywhere.