Then with animation:
“But I didn’t bring you here to talk of such things. During yesterday’s sorties we took a number of prisoners—British regulars, Canadian militiamen, and Indians. At present they’re confined in the blockhouses; and among those in the blockhouse at the southeastern angle of the fortification, is an old acquaintance of yours.”
“An acquaintance of mine?” Douglas remarked wonderingly.
“Yes—a man both of us have good reason to remember.”
“Ah! Who is it, General?”
“Hiram Bradford.”
Like one electrified, Douglas sprang erect—his lips apart, his cheeks flushed.
“Hiram Bradford!” he ejaculated.
General Harrison nodded.