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Chapter 3

           Thenheshuthisnotebook,pushedthepencilintoitsleatherholderintheedgeoftheflap,putthenotebookinhispocketandbuttonedthepocket.

           Whilehehadsketched,Anselmohadbeenwatchingtheroad,thebridgeandthesentryboxes.Hethoughttheyhadcometooclosetothebridgeforsafetyandwhenthesketchingwasfinished,hewasrelieved.

           AsRobertJordanbuttonedtheflapofhispocketandthenlayflatbehindthepinetrunk,lookingoutfrombehindit,Anselmoputhishandonhiselbowandpointedwithonefinger.

           Inthesentryboxthatfacedtowardthemuptheroad,thesentrywassittingholdinghisrifle,thebayonetfixed,betweenhisknees.Hewassmokingacigaretteandheworeaknittedcapandblanketstylecape.Atfiftyyards,youcouldnotseeanythingabouthisface.RobertJordanputuphisfieldglasses,shadingthelensescarefullywithhiscuppedhandseventhoughtherewasnownosuntomakeaglint,andtherewastherailofthebridgeasclearasthoughyoucouldreachoutandtouchitandtherewasthefaceofthesentysoclearhecouldseethesunkencheeks,theashonthecigaretteandthegreasyshineofthebayonet.Itwasapeasant’sface,thecheekshollowunderthehighcheekbones,thebeardstubbled,theeyesshadedbytheheavybrows,bighandsholdingtherifle,heavybootsshowingbeneaththefoldsoftheblanketcape.Therewasaworn,blackenedleatherwinebottleonthewallofthesentrybox,thereweresomenewspapersandtherewasnotelephone.Therecould,ofcourse,beatelephoneonthesidehecouldnotsee;buttherewerenowiresrunningfromtheboxthatwerevisible.Atelephonelineranalongtheroadanditswireswerecarriedoverthebridge.

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