“Yes, sir.”
“And how much farther?”
“To the Columbia and the Pacific!”
“Marvelous! Any fatalities?”
“Only the death of Sergeant Floyd, by disease.”
“And what distance traveled?”
“About eight thousand miles.”
“Remarkable! The world shall ring with your story.”
“Yis, we’ve borne the greatest flag in the world to the other side the greatest country in the world; an’, b’gorry, we’re all here to tell the tale,” pronounced Pat, as following the captains the men (and Peter!) sprang to the waiting arms.