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’Mr Rosnovski,’ the general began, exuding energy, ’my name is Mark Clark and I command theUS Fifth Army I’m over from Governors Island for the day on an inspection tour, so literally bu’tiladden the heart of any A office’

’What do you think?’ said Abel, not thinking ’I’m sorry, sir,’ he corrected himself quickly ’I didn’t et into this darnn war’

’What do you want to do in this darnn warT asked the general

’Sign up,’ said Abel, ’and fight the Germans’

’As a foot soldier?’ enquired the incredulous general

’Yes,’ said Abel, ’don’t you need every eneral, ’but I can put your particular talents to a far better use than as a foot soldier!

’I’ll do anything,’ said Abel, ’anything’

’Will you now?’ said the gener4 ’and if I asked you to place your New York hotel at my disposal as army headquarters here, hoould you react to that? Because frankly, Mr Rosnovskl, that would be of far ed to kill a dozen Germans personally!

’Me Baron is yours~’ said Abel ’Noill you let o to war?’

’You know yoxere mad, Don’t you?’ said General ClarL ’I’hed ’You must understand,’he continued in a more serious tone ’I was born near Slonim I saw my home taken over by the Germans, my sister raped by the Russian& I later escaped froh to reach America rm not mad This is the only country in the world where you can arrive with nothing and becoardless of your background Now those same bastards want another war I’er to join up, Air Rosnovsk4 I could use you, but not in the way you iine General Denvers needs someone to take over responsibility as quarter in the front lines If you believe Napoleon was right when he said an army marches on its stomach, you could play a vital role The job carries the rank of major That is one way in which you could unquestionably help America to win this wax What do you say?P ’I’ll do it, General’

qbank you, Mr Rosnovski? The general pressed a buzzer on his desk and a very young lieutenant came in and nluted smartly