"Aha! Our beloved Hannes! Heaven be praised, I am ready to return immediately to the camp."
"Immediately?" said his wife, a little startled.
"Not till I have dined and had an hour's sleep."
"One thing at a time will last the longer, Signor Andrea."
"Just so, Signor Giuseppe. But come, tell me about our Hannes' victory."
"He defeated Eugene Beauharnois on the 15th, and compelled him to retire to Caldiero. That is all I know."
"Hum! Not even how many men were slain?"
"No. The news had but just arrived."
"Humph!"