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Corporal Whitcomb

           Thechaplainlivedinaclearinginthewoodsaboutfourmilesawaybetweentheofficers"clubandthefirstofthefoursquadronareasthatstretchedawayfromGroupHeadquartersinadistantline.Thechaplainlivedaloneinaspacious,squaretentthatwasalsohisoffice.Soundsofrevelrytraveledtohimatnightfromtheofficers"clubandkepthimawakeoftenasheturnedandtossedonhiscotinpassive,half-voluntaryexile.Hewasnotabletogaugetheeffectofthemildpillshetookoccasionallytohelphimsleepandfeltguiltyaboutitfordaysafterward.

           TheonlyonewholivedwiththechaplaininhisclearinginthewoodswasCorporalWhitcomb,hisassistant.CorporalWhitcomb,anatheist,wasadisgruntledsubordinatewhofelthecoulddothechaplain’sjobmuchbetterthanthechaplainwasdoingitandviewedhimself,therefore,asanunderprivilegedvictimofsocialinequity.Helivedinatentofhisownasspaciousandsquareasthechaplain’s.Hewasopenlyrudeandcontemptuoustothechaplainoncehediscoveredthatthechaplainwouldlethimgetawaywithit.Thebordersofthetwotentsintheclearingstoodnomorethanfourorfivefeetapart.

           ItwasColonelKornwhohadmappedoutthiswayoflifeforthechaplain.OnegoodreasonformakingthechaplainliveoutsidetheGroupHeadquartersbuildingwasColonelKorn’stheorythatdwellinginatentasmostofhisparishionersdidwouldbringhimintoclosercommunicationwiththem.

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