Shegrewquieterpresently，andtookawaythehandkerchieffromamouththatsmiledthoughitstillquivered；thenreactionbegan，andhertirednervesbroughtherlanguorandfinallyrepose。Boylewatchedtheshadowsthickenaroundherlonglashesuntiltheylaysoftlyonthefaintflushthatsleepwasbringingtohercheek；herdelicatelipsparted，andherquickbreathatlastcamewiththeregularityofslumber。
Sosheslept，andhe，sittingsilentlyoppositeher，dreamed——theolddreamthatcomestomostgoodmenandtrueonceintheirlives。
Hescarcelymoveduntilthedawnlightenedwithopalthedrearyplain，bringingbackthehorizonandday，whenhewokefromhisdreamwithasigh，andthenalaugh。Thenhelistenedforthesoundofdistanthoofs，andhearingthem，creptnoiselesslyfromthecoach。Acompactbodyofhorsemenwerebearingdownuponit。
Herosequicklytomeetthem，andthrowinguphishand，broughtthemtoahaltatsomedistancefromthecoach。Theyspreadout，resolvingthemselvesintoadozentroopersandasmartyoungcadet-
likeofficer。