The Beloved Captain the Honor of the Brigade An Englishman Prays
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Better lie low, and only fire in case of attack. They were safe from' attack as long as the Bosches kept on firing. Someone produced a tin of meat, some biscuits, and a full water-bottle. The food was divided up, and a shell bursting just in rear covered everything with dirt and made it uneatable. The water was re- \ 26 THE HONOR OF THE BRIGADE served for the wounded. The rest sucked their pebbles in stoical silence. Supports began to trickle in, and the wounded who could not stand were labori-... ously removed from the narrow trench to some dug-outs in the rear. Two of them were badly hit, and crying out incessantly for water, or to shift their position. One was unconscious and groaning. From the wood came frenzied shouts from a man in delirium. The more slightly wounded tried to look after the others; but soon the water was exhausted, and all they could do was to promise that as soon as darkness fell help would come. Darkness fell. The battalion had been relieved; but the better part of it lay out in the wood, or in the open before the wood, dead or dying.
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