"You come very nearly being so, it would seem. What were you ordered to do after delivering this letter."
"There were no orders given, sir."
"Then you will remain here in case I should have occasion to communicate with his excellency. You will mess with my staff."
"Would you have any objections, sir, to my finding a place among the soldiers?"
"For what reason?"
"I shall feel more at home there, sir, for it is really where I belong; but the horse I have ridden should be—"
"He shall be cared for by my servants. Turn him over to them, and do as you choose, so far as your personal comforts are concerned."
As one who had just come from the main army Enoch was welcomed by the men, and had no difficulty in finding quarters for the night.
On the following morning the heat was most intense.
The scouts, who brought in the report that the British had halted at Monmouth Court House, complained bitterly of the sufferings to be endured on the sandy roads under the sun's fervent rays, and but little was done by the advance division of the Continental army.