The winning side is the right side in this
world; and there is more evil than that; the Duke of Buckingham has
claimed the command of the army, which the king has refused, so that
we are beginning to fight among ourselves. General Leslie is evidently
dispirited, and thinks bad of the cause. Middleton is the only man who
does his duty. Depend upon it, we shall have Cromwell upon us before
we are aware of it; and we are in a state of sad confusion: officers
quarreling, men disobedient, much talking, and little doing. Here we
have been five days, and the works which have been proposed to be
thrown up as defenses, not yet begun."
"I can not but admire the patience of the king, with so much to harass
and annoy him."
"He must be patient, perforce," replied Chaloner; "he plays for a
crown, and it is a high stake; but he can not command the minds of
men, although he may the persons. I am no croaker, Beverley, but if we
succeed with this army, as at present disorganized, we shall perform a
miracle."
"We must hope for the best," replied Edward; "common danger may cement
those who would otherwise be asunder; and when they have the army of
Cromwell before them, they may be induced to forget their private
quarrels and jealousies, and unite in the good cause.
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