"You mean the Americans."
"Americans or rebels,—what is the difference?"
"A world of difference. The Americans are not rebels. They are freemen, battling for their rights."
"We have been taught at the Seminary to call them rebels."
"Then you have been taught wrong."
Zulma had risen out of her chair, and stood up in front of the fire, with a glow of enthusiasm on her cheek. She would doubtless have continued to deliver her ideas on the subject, but her young brother evidently took no particular interest in it, and this circumstance, which did not escape her quick eye, suddenly brought her back to more practical questions.
"Where have the Americans arrived?"
"At Point Levis."
"When did they arrive?"
"This morning, early."