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Chapter 7

           "Isee."

           "Couldn’tyoutakemenoplaceelse?"

           "IfitwasclosertothefrontIcouldtakeyoutoafirstmedicalpost.Butbackhereyou’vegottohavepapers."

           "IfIgobackthey’llmakemegetoperatedonandthenthey’llputmeinthelineallthetime."

           Ithoughtitover.

           "Youwouldn’twanttogointhelineallthetime,wouldyou?"heasked.

           "No."

           "JesusChrist,ain’tthisagoddamwar?"

           "Listen,"Isaid."YougetoutandfalldownbytheroadandgetabumponyourheadandI’llpickyouuponourwaybackandtakeyoutoahospital.We’llstopbytheroadhere,Aldo."Westoppedatthesideoftheroad.Ihelpedhimdown.

           "I’llberighthere,lieutenant,"hesaid.

           "Solong,"Isaid.Wewentonandpassedtheregimentaboutamileahead,thencrossedtheriver,cloudywithsnow-waterandrunningfastthroughthespilesofthebridge,toridealongtheroadacrosstheplainanddeliverthewoundedatthetwohospitals.IdrovecomingbackandwentfastwiththeemptycartofindthemanfromPittsburgh.Firstwepassedtheregiment,hotterandslowerthanever:thenthestragglers.Thenwesawahorseambulancestoppedbytheroad.Twomenwereliftingtheherniamantoputhimin.

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