Everyone knew now that the fate of the Confederacy rested as much upon the skill of the blockade boats in eluding the Yankee fleet as it did upon the soldiers at the front.

• 为了主义，她宁愿、甚至自豪地不戴发夹，没有糖果和茶，或者没有钮扣和好的鞋子，但就是要穿一并缎子的结婚礼服。