"Send you!" exclaimed the general, taken by surprise. "You? Oh no, child! I could not do that. It is a journey from which brave men hold back."
"I am not a brave man. I am only a woman. But I will go."
"Touched by such an unlooked-for incident, General Greene, after pausing for some moments, said—
"Will you go on this journey alone?"
"Give me a fleet horse, and I will bear your message safely."
"Alone?"
"Alone."
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"What is your name?" inquired the officer, after another thoughtful pause.