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Chapter 43

           Doyouthinkhemadeit?Andrés?Andifhedidwouldtheycallitoff?Iftheyhadtimetocallitoff?Quéva.Donotworry.Theywillortheywon’t.Therearenomoredecisionsandinalittlewhileyouwillknow.Supposetheattackissuccessful.Golzsaiditcouldbe.Thattherewasapossibility.Withourtankscomingdownthatroad,thepeoplecomingthroughfromtherightanddownandpastLaGranjaandthewholeleftofthemountainsturned.Whydon’tyoueverthinkofhowitistowin?You’vebeenonthedefensiveforsolongthatyoucan’tthinkofthat.Sure.Butthatwasbeforeallthatstuffwentupthisroad.Thatwasbeforealltheplanescame.Don’tbesonaïve.Butrememberthisthataslongaswecanholdthemherewekeepthefasciststiedup.Theycan’tattackanyothercountryuntiltheyfinishwithusandtheycanneverfinishwithus.IftheFrenchhelpatall,ifonlytheyleavethefrontieropenandifwegetplanesfromAmericatheycanneverfinishwithus.Never,ifwegetanythingatall.Thesepeoplewillfightforeverifthey’rewellarmed.

           Noyoumustnotexpectvictoryhere,notforseveralyearsmaybe.Thisisjustaholdingattack.Youmustnotgetillusionsaboutitnow.Supposewegotabreak-throughtoday?Thisisourfirstbigattack.Keepyoursenseofproportion.Butwhatifweshouldhaveit?Don’tgetexcited,hetoldhimself.Rememberwhatwentuptheroad.You’vedonewhatyoucouldaboutthat.Weshouldhaveportableshort-wavesets,though.Wewill,intime.Butwehaven’tyet.

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