"Well—yes; almost anybody would think himself smart under the circumstances," said Enoch. "We whipped them in a fair fight."
"I do not believe it," returned James hotly.
"I do not ask you to take my word for it, but the wharf is not but a little way off, and you can go down and see for yourself," said Enoch.
"We heard the firing, and we came to the conclusion that your sloop had got sunk out of sight," said James. "But I see that the schooner brought her back with her."
Enoch made no reply. He wanted to see how much James knew about the fight.
"How many of the men were killed and wounded on your side?" continued James, after a moment's pause.
"About half."
"I tell you the regulars fought, did they not? How many of them were hit on their side?"
"About half."
"Do you mean to say that you killed as many of them as they did of you?" asked James, who was plainly astonished to hear it.