"And the battle was fought only yesterday."
"Yes."
"It could not have come by post."
"No."
"Well, how then?"
"By wire."
"A dispatch of that length! It is unheard of."
But I thought this had gone far enough and showed him the telegraph forms. Still he said:
"Do you expect me to print this to-morrow in The Daily News?"
"Print it or not as you choose. It will certainly appear in The Tribune. I have done as I agreed in bringing you the dispatch. You, of course, will do as you think best about publishing it."