charge-step

Updated: May 27, 2025

She understood it somewhat imperfectly, especially when in an earnest moment he rushed his words together as if they had been soldiers he was leading at the charge-step against an enemy. His manner convinced her, even though his diction fell short. "Then we'll talk about something else," she said, laughing naturally now, and retreating to a chair by the hearthside.

Maurice Thompson - Alice of Old Vincennes