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Chapter 36

           One,havingtakenoffhisshako,carefullyloosenedthegathersofitslininganddrewthemtightagain;another,rubbingsomedryclaybetweenhispalms,polishedhisbayonet;anotherfingeredthestrapandpulledthebuckleofhisbandolier,whileanothersmoothedandrefoldedhislegbandsandputhisbootsonagain.Somebuiltlittlehousesofthetuftsintheplowedground,orplaitedbasketsfromthestrawinthecornfield.Allseemedfullyabsorbedinthesepursuits.Whenmenwerekilledorwounded,whenrowsofstretcherswentpast,whensometroopsretreated,andwhengreatmassesoftheenemycameintoviewthroughthesmoke,noonepaidanyattentiontothesethings.Butwhenourartilleryorcavalryadvancedorsomeofourinfantrywereseentomoveforward,wordsofapprovalwereheardonallsides.Buttheliveliestattentionwasattractedbyoccurrencesquiteapartfrom,andunconnectedwith,thebattle.Itwasasifthemindsofthesemorallyexhaustedmenfoundreliefineveryday,commonplaceoccurrences.Abatteryofartillerywaspassinginfrontoftheregiment.Thehorseofanammunitioncartputitslegoveratrace.“Hey,lookatthetracehorse!...Getherlegout!She’llfall....Ah,theydon’tseeit!”cameidenticalshoutsfromtheranksallalongtheregiment.Anothertime,generalattentionwasattractedbyasmallbrowndog,comingheavenknowswhence,whichtrottedinapreoccupiedmannerinfrontoftherankswithtailstifflyerecttillsuddenlyashellfellcloseby,whenityelped,tuckeditstailbetweenitslegs,anddartedaside.

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