"You have said that very often," said Dolly; "I have got a father too, but I don't think he is specially grand.  I suppose it was because your father was a hero before Sebastopol.  I shall never forget about Sebastopol now and the trenches since you told me that wonderful story about your father and Sir John Wallis, and the night they were both nearly frozen," said Dolly Fairfax.  "I suppose that is why you love your father so much."