AFTERWORD
And so the great adventure is over, the story is told, and the play isplayed. It is hard to tell who lost and who won. It made littledifference in the end that Marston's Division had not been withdrawn,and that the attack on Cemetery Hill had failed. It made littledifference in the end that Arrelsford had been thwarted in his attemptsto wreak his vengeance upon Thorne. It made little difference in the endthat Thorne refused to enter the service of the Confederacy, preferringimprisonment for life. For the days of that Confederacy were numbered.It was even then tottering on the verge of its grave, in spite of thebrave front it kept up.
Three days after the events of that night, and Richmond had fallen, andpresently the last of the Confederate defenders halted at Appomattox.The Stars and Bars were hauled down for the last time. The Army wasdisbanded. The prisoners were released. There was a quiet wedding in theold house. Howard, happily recovering from his wounds, was present.General Varney himself gave away the bride--reluctantly, to be sure, yethe did it. Wilfred took the place of the brother of Captain Thorne--tocontinue to call him by the name he had assumed--and acted as the bestman. To whom should be given the coveted privilege of attending thebride but to Miss Caroline Mitford! And Miss Kittridge and the few otherguests, including General Randolph, saw in the younger coupleindications that when a few more years had made it suitable, the two whoplayed the second part on this interesting occasion would be principalsthemselves.
There was much opposition, of course, to the wedding of Captain Thorneand Edith Varney, and many bitter things were said, but there was norestraining the young people. They had lived and suffered, they hadalmost died together. The years of peace and harmony and friendship thatcame to the sections at last, and the present happiness that was theirsimmediately, convinced even the most obdurate that what they had donewas exactly right.
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