A Few Words on the Two Modern Modes of writing Romances--How to tell what is not known and can never be known--The Bound of a Loyal Pen--More of the Up-town Mystery--How the Reliable Detectives posted a Watch, and how they kept it--Cold Water dampening Enthusiasm--An Escape, and the Post mortem hold on a Vacant House--Trails left by the Secession Serpent 232 CHAPTER XVII. Pictures at the Seat of War--Looking for John Crawford the Zouave--Hopeful and Discouraged Letters Home--Events which had preceded Malvern Hill--An Army winning Victories in Retreat--The Morning after White-Oak Swamp--How the Sun shines on Fields of Carnage--Appearance of the Retreating Army--The Camp of Fitz-John Porter's Division--The Soldiers of Home, and the Soldiers of the Field--The First Rebel Attack at the Cross Roads--Why the Potomac Army was not demoralized--The Repulse, and the Pause before the Heavier Storm 239 CHAPTER XVIII. More of the First Battle of Malvern--A Word about Skulkers--An Attempt to flank the Union Forces--A Storm of Lead and Iron rivalling the War of the Elements--The Rebels Repulsed--The Attack on the Main Position, and the Second Battle of Malvern--The most Terrible Artillery Duel of the Century--Patriotism against Gunpowdered Whiskey--Shells from the Gun-boats, and their Effect--The Dead upon Carter's Field--The Last Repulse of the Rebels, and the General Advance of the Union Forces--Strange Incidents of the Close of the Battle--Odd Bravery in Meagher's Brigade--The Apparition in White, and its Effect--Close of the Great Battle 256 CHAPTER XIX. John Crawford the Zouave, and Bob Webster--Incidents of the Charge of Duryea's Zouaves--Bush-fighting and its Result--A Wound not bargained for--The Burning House and its Two Watchers--A Strange Death-scene--Marion Hobart and her Dying Grandfather--Death under the Old Flag--An Oath of Protection--A Furlough--John Crawford brings his Newly-acquired Family to New York 277 CHAPTER XX. Judge Owen's Condemnation of the Rioters at his House--How Frank Wallace was exiled, and what came of it--The Burly Judge making a Household Arrest at Wallack's--Emily Owen and Joe Harris--A Recognition which may cause Further Trouble 297 CHAPTER XXI. Another Scene at Richard Crawford's--Josephine Harris playing the Detective, with Musical Accompaniments--A Sudden Demand for Dark Paste, with Difficulty in supplying it--A Young Girl who wished to be believed a Coward--Ever of Thee, with some Feelings thereunto attached--Josephine Harris pays a Visit to Doctor LaTurque--Her Discoveries with reference to the Obi Poison 312 CHAPTER XXII.