Two little triangles of wrinkles appeared at the comers of his eyes. Evidently he appreciated some comedy in this storytelling. Down near his feet, however, little Jim, his grandson, was obviously horror-stricken. His hands were clasped nervously, and his eyes were wide with astonishment at this terrible scandal （丑闻），his most magnificent grandfather telling such a thing.
"That was at Chancellorsville. Of course, afterwards I got kind of used to it. A man does. Lots of men, though, seem to feel all right from the start. I did, as soon as I 'got on to it,' as they say now; but at first I was pretty well scared. Now, there was young Jim Conklin, old Si Conklin's son—that used to keep the leather factory—you none of you recall him―well, he went into it from the start just as if he was bom to it. But with me it was different. I had to get used to it."
When little Jim walked with his grandfather, he was in the habit of skipping along on the stone pavement, in front of the three stores and the hotel of the town, and betting that he could avoid the cracks. But upon this day he walked calmly, with his hand gripping two of his grandfather's fingers. Sometimes he kicked abstractedly at dandelions that curved over the walk. Anyone could see that he was much troubled.
“Um," said the boy, with a strange lack of interest. He continued his reflections. Then finally he asked: "Grandpa—now—was that true what you were telling those men?"
"What?” asked the grandfather. u What was I telling them?"
"Oh, about your running."
"Why, yes, that was true enough, Jimmie. It was my first fight, and there was an awful lot of noise, you know.”
Jimmie seemed a bit confused that this idol （偶像），of its own will, should be so weak. His stout boyish idealism was injured and then lapsed into a moody silence.
65.What was the old man talking about at the very beginning of the story?
A. A brave hero.
B. A funny joke.
C. A terrible scandal.
D. A battlefield experience.
66. What can be inferred from everyone's laugh when Fleming admitted he was scared sometimes?
A. They didn't expect a man like Fleming should admit his fright.
B. They thought that he was just making some kind of joke.
C. They were scared of his social weight and could do nothing else.
D. They teased him for his not being ashamed of his escape from the battlefield.
67. Why was little Jim astonished when Fleming told his story?