human
Hurrah! we'll soon be in it again! cried Captain Artie, rushing into his company street with the news.
gpt
Get to moving, boys; for there is no time to lose. We are going to smash the rebs this trip.
human
Well, I hope so, said Black, his first lieutenant.
gpt
How about your brother, the major?
human
Deck is going along. My father doesn't like to hear of it; but the major says he is feeling all right again. I reckon he will take it a bit easy, though.
gpt
I'm glad we're going to move, but I'd just as lief have clear weather for it, observed Life Knox, as he came up, shaking the water from his military cape.
human
Captain Lyon, do you feel like taking a dash of some ten or twelve miles on horseback with me?
gpt
A dash--where to?
human
The general wants to learn in what condition the side road to the southeast is in, and he has detailed me to make an investigation. I can take any one along whom I please, and I thought of you and Deck; but Deck is not fit to go, even though I have seen him around on his faithful old Ceph.
gpt
The side roads are probably drowned out, laughed Artie.
human
But I'll go, with pleasure--scouting always did just hit me right,