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6 [Up stage .] That's not true, sir; Virginia's paid every cent she owes.

Ah, it's easy to see you come from Virginia, sir, but the poor soldiers

Poor soldiers! It's the fortune of war.

[He has been settling the score with '' up stage. He speaks with a slight French accent.''] Ha! Ha! The fortune of war! You bring about the war, your soldiers fight for you and conquer your enemies and then you repudiate their claim for pay. The fortune of war! The war for them—the fortune for you, eh?

[''Some laughter. ' mixes with men at back '.  is very tall, with legs too small for his fat body. His blond hair is worn in long ringlets over his shoulders. His blue eyes, under heavy lids, have a look of scrutiny. His nose is pointed and aristocratic, but his mouth is large and coarse. His manner is watchful, but pleasant. He is dressed in the height''