Twain's account of Colonel Rall's speech ("full of gunpowder and glory") is contrasted most vividly to the Marion Ranger's collective remorse over
Afollowing Captain Lyman into a trap.
Bthe shooting of an unarmed rider.
Cthe strange affair at "Camp Desolation."
Drebuffing Dunlap's wise advice.
Afollowing Captain Lyman into a trap.
Bthe shooting of an unarmed rider.
Cthe strange affair at "Camp Desolation."
Drebuffing Dunlap's wise advice.