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Chapter 42

           "Itmightbebest.ThoughwhereIwillfindtheInglésandtheothersafterthatofthebridgeneitherGodknows."

           "Comewaitwithme,"Vicentesaid,"untiltheGeneralreturns.AndIwillgettheecoffee.Thoumustbehungry."

           "Andthesetanks,"Gomezsaidtohim.

           Theywerepassingthebranch-covered,mud-coloredtanks,eachwithtwodeep-ridgedtracksoverthepineneedlesshowingwheretheyhadswungandbackedfromtheroad.Their45-mm.gunsjuttedhorizontallyunderthebranchesandthedriversandgunnersintheirleathercoatsandridgedhelmetssatwiththeirbacksagainstthetreesorlaysleepingontheground.

           "Thesearethereserve,"Vicentesaid."Alsothesetroopsareinreserve.Thosewhocommencetheattackareabove."

           "Theyaremany,"Andréssaid.

           "Yes,"Vicentesaid."Itisafulldivision."

           InsidethedugoutDuval,holdingtheopeneddispatchfromRobertJordaninhislefthand,glancingathiswristwatchonthesamehand,readingthedispatchforthefourthtime,eachtimefeelingthesweatcomeoutfromunderhisarmpitandrundownhisflank,saidintothetelephone,"GetmepositionSegovia,then.He’sleft?GetmepositionAvila."

           Hekeptonwiththephone.Itwasn’tanygood.Hehadtalkedtobothbrigades.Golzhadbeenuptoinspectthedispositionsfortheattackandwasonhiswaytoanobservationpost.Hecalledtheobservationpostandhewasnotthere.

           "Getmeplanesone,"Duvalsaid,suddenlytakingallresponsibility.Hewouldtakeresponsibilityforholdingitup.

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