"And it makes no difference?"
"None whatever. Anderson left Fort Moultrie and moved into Fort Sumter without orders—"
A faint smile flickered about the drooping corners of Holt's mouth—
The speaker turned to Holt:
"As a matter of fact, he moved into that fort against the positive orders of your predecessor, James B. Floyd, the Secretary of War. As he went there without orders, and against orders, he should be ordered back forthwith—"
"With the look of a maddened tiger Stanton flew at him.
"And you expect to go back to Connecticut after making that statement?"
"I do, sir—"
"I couldn't believe it."
"And why, pray?"