"Then you are not a patriot?"
"Not exactly. I believe in the cause and I also believe that we will eventually win."
"And then you expect your reward?"
"That's what we are fighting here for."
"Sort of playing with fortune," chimed in Mason.
"Not exactly—sort of throwing dice with fate."
"Well, come on, fellows," said Harry. "We are losing time and letting the captain get more of a lead on us."
"So you are determined to go on?"
"I see no reason yet to turn back," replied Harry.
"But you do not know the country and its dangers."