"The call for men, - and for pluck, if you like," said the major.
"More men," - said Mrs. Sandford.
"Certainly. We must have men. And from every quarter, wherever we have heard, there comes an enthusiastic response. Sixty thousand new men have been accepted already by the Government; and they are coming in all the while. There will be a very great number of fresh arrivals here in a very few days. Miss Randolph, your question is answered."
"What question, Major Fairbairn?"
"Whether the North would give up, you know."
"I am glad," I said. "I am glad!"
"And even in saying it, you grow pale again, Daisy. You are not well!" Mrs. Sandford exclaimed.
"Perfectly well. These times are exciting."
"Rather too exciting. I like the excitement that brings the blood into the cheeks. Do go out and take a walk; you want fresh air; or yesterday has unstrung your nerves. But you were so quiet, I thought nothing moved you. Do go and take a walk, Daisy."
The major added a quiet word of urging, saying that if I could go at once, he would see that I did not faint before I got home.