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I take it that even the bravest of soldiers do not consider that a masterly retreat reflects upon their valor, especially when it can only be avoided by serious consequences.
As for Robbins and myself, we hadn't the least scruple about levanting, and our only anxiety lay in the fear that we might not be able to get away speedily enough, for those fellows were swooping down with considerable promptness, and we had those in our charge who could not be expected to run as rapidly as ourselves.