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"Yes Was that why he shot hione, poor devil, to shoot anybody It was the Belgian captain that he left He was lying there, horribly wounded His servant ith hi to hiht when soular shower bath, quite near, like it did with you and me That scared him and he just turned and ran The servant shouted to him to stop, and when he wouldn't he went after hiian boy?"

"Yes I couldn't do anything I had the Gerot there I found the Belgian standing up over hi his bayonet with his pockethandkerchief He said his rifle went off by accident"

"Couldn't it? Rifles do"

"Bayonets don't I suppose I could get him court martialed if I tried But I shan't After all, it was his captain I don't blame him, Charlotte"

"No It was really you and ht hi hi by himself He couldn't keep off it Even if we did, you wouldn't be sorry for that, would you?"

"No It was the best thing we could do for hi awake in her bed, she cried For then she remembered what he had been On Barrow Hill, on their seat in the beech ring, through the Sunday evenings, when feeding ti ti she aked by Sutton, standing beside her bed The orders had coh to evacuate the hospital Three hours later the areat retreat