Chapter 19

           "IfoundmyselfinFrancealittlemorethansixweeksafterIenlisted.Ihadnoaptitudewiththerifle.IcouldnotevenbayonetaneffigyofKaiserBillconvincingly.ButIwasconsidered’sharp’andtheyalsodiscoveredthatIcouldrunquitefast.SoIwasselectedascompanyrunner."MytrainingcompanycommanderwasaRegularArmyofficerofthirtyorso.HisnamewasCaptainMontague.Hehadbrokenhislegsometimebeforeandsohadbeenunfitforactiveservicetillthen.Akindofphosphorescentpaleeleganceabouthisface.Adelicate,gallantmoustache.HewasoneofthemostsupremelystupidmenIhaveevermet.Hetaughtmeagreatdeal."Beforeourtrainingwasfinished,hereceivedanurgentpostingtoFrance.Thatsamedayhetoldme,asifheweregivingmeamagnificentpresent,thathethoughthecouldpullstringsandhavemepostedwithhim.Onlyamanasblankashewouldhavefailedtoseethehollownessofmyenthusiasm.Butunfortunatelyhehadgrownfondofme."Hehadabraincapableofonlyoneideaatatime.Withhimitwastheoffensiveaoutrancetheheadlongattack.Foch’sgreatcontributiontothehumanrace.’Theforceoftheshockisthemass,’heusedtosay’theforceofthemassistheimpulsionandtheforceoftheimpulsionisthemorale.Highmorale,highimpulsion,highshockvictory!’Thumponthetable’Victory!’Hemadeusalllearnitbyheart.Atbayonetdrill.Vic-tor-ree!Poorfool."IspentalasttwodayswithmyparentsandLily.SheandIsworeundyinglove.

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