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Chapter 27

           Gunswerefiringfromthefieldbehindthevillageandtheshells,goingaway,hadacomfortablesound.

           Weheardthattheattacktothesouthhadbeenunsuccessful.Theydidnotattackthatnightbutweheardthattheyhadbrokenthroughtothenorth.Inthenightwordcamethatweweretopreparetoretreat.Thecaptainattheposttoldmethis.HehaditfromtheBrigade.Alittlewhilelaterhecamefromthetelephoneandsaiditwasalie.TheBrigadehadreceivedordersthatthelineoftheBainsizzashouldbeheldnomatterwhathappened.IaskedaboutthebreakthroughandhesaidthathehadheardattheBrigadethattheAustrianshadbrokenthroughthetwenty-seventharmycorpsuptowardCaporetto.Therehadbeenagreatbattleinthenorthallday.

           "Ifthosebastardsletthemthroughwearecooked,"hesaid.

           "It’sGermansthatareattacking,"oneofthemedicalofficerssaid.ThewordGermanswassomethingtobefrightenedof.WedidnotwanttohaveanythingtodowiththeGermans.

           "TherearefifteendivisionsofGermans,"themedicalofficersaid."Theyhavebrokenthroughandwewillbecutoff."

           "AttheBrigade,theysaythislineistobeheld.TheysaytheyhavenotbrokenthroughbadlyandthatwewillholdalineacrossthemountainsfromMonteMaggiore."

           "Wheredotheyhearthis?"

           "FromtheDivision."

           "ThewordthatweweretoretreatcamefromtheDivision."

           "WeworkundertheArmyCorps,"Isaid."ButhereIworkunderyou.NaturallywhenyoutellmetogoIwillgo.Butgettheordersstraight."

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