The vidette, for such it proved to be, passed her without noticing her form, which was so enveloped as to be as little conspicuous as possible, humming a low air to himself, and probably thinking of some other fair that he had left on the banks of the Potomac.
Az őrszem, mert az volt, nem vette észre a leányt, aki ruházatával is igyekezett minél kevesebb feltűnést kelteni; halkan dudorászva elhaladt mellette, s talán egy másik szép leányra gondolt, akit a Potomac partján hagyott.