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He did so . She bent her head in a courtly manner towards him , and then went on with her playing of Southern airs . A moment later the rebel sergeant disappeared from some shrubbery a little beyond the parlor window , and chuckled , `` The Yankee captain has found out that he ca n't make either an ally or a sweetheart out of a Southern girl ; but I suspicioned her a little last night . '' At two o'clock that night there was an almost imperceptible tap at Lane 's door . He opened it noiselessly , and saw Suwanee with her finger on her lips . `` Carry your shoes in your hands , '' she said , and then led the way down the stairs to the parlor window . Again she whispered : `` The guard here is bribed , -- bribed by kindness .