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Chapter 20

           Thesoldiers,forthemostparthandsomefellowsand,asisalwaysthecaseinanartillerycompany,aheadandshoulderstallerandtwiceasbroadastheirofficer—alllookedattheircommanderlikechildreninanembarrassingsituation,andtheexpressiononhisfacewasinvariablyreflectedontheirs.

           Owingtotheterribleuproarandthenecessityforconcentrationandactivity,Túshindidnotexperiencetheslightestunpleasantsenseoffear,andthethoughtthathemightbekilledorbadlywoundedneveroccurredtohim.Onthecontrary,hebecamemoreandmoreelated.Itseemedtohimthatitwasaverylongtimeago,almostaday,sincehehadfirstseentheenemyandfiredthefirstshot,andthatthecornerofthefieldhestoodonwaswell-knownandfamiliarground.Thoughhethoughtofeverything,consideredeverything,anddideverythingthebestofofficerscoulddoinhisposition,hewasinastateakintofeverishdeliriumordrunkenness.

           Fromthedeafeningsoundsofhisowngunsaroundhim,thewhistleandthudoftheenemy’scannonballs,fromtheflushedandperspiringfacesofthecrewbustlingroundtheguns,fromthesightofthebloodofmenandhorses,fromthelittlepuffsofsmokeontheenemy’sside(alwaysfollowedbyaballflyingpastandstrikingtheearth,aman,agun,ahorse),fromthesightofallthesethingsafantasticworldofhisownhadtakenpossessionofhisbrainandatthatmomentaffordedhimpleasure.Theenemy’sgunswereinhisfancynotgunsbutpipesfromwhichoccasionalpuffswereblownbyaninvisiblesmoker.

           “There...

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