"Well enough, if she be good enough," was the answer; "and so is Mr. Moore too, I dare say. To speak truth, I am not anxious about him; some slight mischance would be only his just due. His conduct has been--we will say _strange_ just now, till we have time to characterize it by a more exact epithet. Meantime, may I ask what brings him here?"
"Mr. Helstone and I have just received your message that everything at Fieldhead was at our service. We judged, by the unlimited wording of the gracious intimation, that you would be giving yourself too much trouble. I perceive our conjecture was correct. We are not a regiment, remember--only about half a dozen soldiers and as many civilians. Allow me to retrench something from these too abundant supplies."

"Well enough," was the answer; "and so is Mr. Moore too, I dare say." For the gentleman was he. "To speak truth, I am not anxious about him; some slight mischance would be only deserved. His conduct has been - let us say strange. May I ask what brings him here?"
"Mr. Helstone and I have just received your message that everything at Fieldhead was at our service. We judged that you would be giving yourself too much trouble; and I see we were correct. We are not a regiment, remember - only about half a dozen soldiers and as many civilians."
