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Chapter 14

           Justhereaway,whereyouseethetreesriseintoamountainswell,Imetapartycomingdowntoouraid,andIledthemwheretheenemyweretakingtheirmeal,littledreamingthattheyhadnotfinishedthebloodyworkoftheday."

           "Andyousurprisedthem?"

           "Ifdeathcanbeasurprisetomenwhoarethinkingonlyofthecravingsoftheirappetites.Wegavethembutlittlebreathingtime,fortheyhadborneharduponusinthefightofthemorning,andtherewerefewinourpartywhohadnotlostfriendorrelativebytheirhands.Whenallwasover,thedead,andsomesaythedying,werecastintothatlittlepond.Theseeyeshaveseenitswaterscoloredwithblood,asnaturalwaterneveryetflowedfromthebowelsofthe‘arth."

           "Itwasaconvenient,and,Itrust,willproveapeacefulgraveforasoldier.Youhave,then,seenmuchserviceonthisfrontier?"

           "I!"saidthescout,erectinghistallpersonwithanairofmilitarypride;"therearenotmanyechoesamongthesehillsthathaven’trungwiththecrackofmyrifle,noristherethespaceofasquaremileatwixtHoricanandtheriver,that‘Killdeer’hasn’tdroppedalivingbodyon,beitanenemyorbeitabrutebeast.Asforthegrave,there,beingasquietasyoumention,itisanothermatter.Therearetheminthecampwhosayandthink,man,toliestill,shouldnotbeburiedwhilethebreathisinthebody;andcertainitisthatinthehurryofthatevening,thedoctorshadbutlittletimetosaywhowaslivingandwhowasdead.

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