天才一秒记住【舞会小说网】地址：https://www.whwtrl.com
TextAAnEpisodeofWar
banner"
>
Stephene
[1]Thelieutenalayontheground，anduponithehadpouredthepany’ssupplyofcoffee.Corporalsandotherrepresehegrimyandhot-throatedmehebreastworkhadeforeachsquad’sportion.
[2]Thelieutenantwasfrownithistaskofdivision.Hislipspursedashedrewwithhisswordvariouscrevitheheapuntilbrownsquaresofcoffee，astoundinglyequalinsize，appearedo.Hewasreattriumphiidthecorpingforward，eachtoreapalittlesquare，whehelieuteandlookedquicklyatamannearhimasifhesuspecteditersonalassault.Theotherscriedoutalsowhentheysawbloodupo’ssleeve.
[3]Hehadwiung，swayeddangerously，araightehesoundofhishlainlyaudible.Helookedsadly，mystically，overthebreastworkatthegreenfaceofaweremanylittlepuffsofwhitesmthismomehimgazedstatue-likeaonishedahiscatastropheeropheswereed—whentheyhadleisuretoobserveit.
[4]Asthelieutehewood，theytooswungtheirheads，sothatforaallhands，stillsilehedistaasiftheirmindswerefixedupoeryofabullet’sjourney.
[5]Theofficerhad，ofcourse，beeakehisswordihaholditbythehilt.Hegrippeditatthemiddleoftheblade，awkwardly.Turnihehostilewood，helookedattheswordashehelditthere，andseemedpuzzledastowhattodowithit，wheretoputit.Inshort，thisonhadofasudderaohiHelookedatitinakindofstupefa，asifhehadbeehatridere，oraspade.
[6]Fiosheathit.Tosheathaswordheldbythelefthand，atthemiddleoftheblade，inascabbardhuhip，isafeatworthyofasawdustring.Thiswoundededirugglewiththeswordandthewobblingscabbard，andduriimeofithebreathedlikeawrestler.
[7]Butatthisihespectators，awokefromtheirstone-likeposesandpathetically.Theeanttooktheswordandtenderlyplathescabbard.Atthetime，heleanednervouslybaddidnotallowevenhisfiobrushthebodyofthelieutenant.Awouraytohimwhobearsit.Wellmenshyfromthiserriblemajesty.Itisasifthewoundedman’shandisupoainwhigsbeforetherevelationsofallexistehemeaningofaes，wars，cities，sunshine，sherdroppedfr;andthepowerofitshedsradianabloodyform，ahermeahattheyarelittle.Hisradeslookathimwithlargeeyesthoughtfully.Moreover，theyfearvaguelythattheweightofafingeruponhimmightsendhimheadloethetragedy，hurlhimatohedim，greyunknown.Andseahingthesword，leanednervouslyback
[8]Therewereotherswhoprofferedassistaimidlypresentedhisshoulderahelieuteoleanuponit，butthelatterwavedhimawaymourhelookofonewhokhevictimofaterriblediseaseaandshishelplessaredoverthebreastworkattheforest，aurslowlyrearward.Heheldhisrightwristtenderlyihandasifthewoundedarmwasmadelass.
[9]Andthemearedatthewood，theiheheenant.
[10]Asthewoundedofficerpassedfromthelile，hewaseoseemanythingsawereunknowntohiHesawageneralonablackhoverthelinesofblueinfantryatthegreenwoodswhichveiledhisproblems.Anaidegallopedfuriedhishorsesuddenlytoahalt，saluted，aedapaper.Itwas，forawonder，preciselylikeanhistoriting.
[11]Teneralandhisstaffagroup，posedofabugler，twoorthreeorderlies，ahedard，alluponmaniacalhlikeslavestohrouheirrespeterval，whiletheshellsboomedintheairaboutthem，aheirchargerstomakefurileaps.
[12]Abattery，atumultuousandshiningmass，wasswirlingtht.Thewildthudofhoofs，thecriesoftheridersshoutingblameandpraise，menaent，and，lasttheroarofthewheels，theslaeningguns，broughtthelieutenanttoapause.Thebatterysweptiirredtheheart;itmadehaltsasdramaticasthecrashofawaveontherodwhenitfledonward，thisaggregationofwheels，levers，motors，hadabeautifulunity，asifitwereamissile.Thesoundofitwasawar-chorusthatreatothedepthsofmaion.
[13]Thelieutenant，stillholdinghisarmasifitwereofglass，stoodwatgthisbatteryuntilalldetailofitwaslost，savethefiguresoftheriders，whidfellandwavedlashesovertheblackmass.
[14]Later，heturowardthebattlewheretheshootiimescrackledlikebush-fires，sometimessputterederatiy，aimesreverberatedlikethethuhesmupwardandsawenwhoranaoodatheiance.
[15]Heestragglers，aoldhimhowtofial.Theydescribeditsexactlofact，thesemen，npartile，khaheytoldtheperformanceofeverycorps，everydivision，theopinieenant，ghiswoundedarmrearward，lookedupohwonder.
[16]Attheroadsideabrigadewasmakingdbuzzingwithtalklikeagirls’b-school.Severalofficersandinquiredgthingsofwhiewnothing.One，seeinghisarm，begantoscold.“Why，man，that’snowaytodo.Youwanttofixthatthing.”
Heappropriatedthelieutenaenant’swouhesleeveandlaidbarethearm，everynerveofwhichsoftlyfluttereduouch.Heboundhishahewound，sgawayiime.Histoothihehabitofbeingwouhelieutenanthunghishead，feeling，ihathedidnotknowhowtobecorreded.
[17]Thelowwhitetealweregroupedaroundanoldschool-house.Therewashereasingularotion.Iwoambulaerlockedwheelsihedriversweretossingtheblameofitbadfestigaiheambulahcrammedwithwouhereoalgroan.Aninterminablecrowdofbandagedmenwereingandgoiureesnursingheadss.Thereuteofsoheschool-house.Sittingwithhisbastatreeamanwithafaceasgreyasanewarmyblawasserenelysmokinga-cobpipe.Thelieuteorushforwardandinformhimthathewasdying.
[18]Abusysurgeonassihelieutenant.“G，”
hesaid，withafriehesightofthelieutenant’sarmandhisfaged.“Well，let’shavealookatit.”
Heseemedpossessedsuddenlyofagreatptforthelieutenant.Thiswoulyplacedthelatteronaverylolaorpatiently，“Whatmuttoieditupthatwayanyhow?”
Thelieutenantanswered，“Oh，aman.”
[19]asdisclosedthedereditdisdainfully.“Humph，”
hesaid.“Youeaoyou.”
Hisvoiedthesamesasifheweresaying，“Youwillhavetogotojail.”
[20]Thelieutenanthadbeenowhisfaceflushed，andhelookedior’seyes.“IguessIutated，”
hesaid.
[21]“Nonsense，man!Nonsense!Nonsehedoealong，now.Iutateit.ealong.Don’tbeababy.”
[22]“Letgoofme，”
saidthelieutenant，holdingbackwrathfully，hisglahedooroftheoldschool-house，assiohimastheportalsofdeath.
[23]AndthisisthestoryofhowthelieutenantlosthisarWhenhereae，hissisters，hismother，hiswifestimeatthesightoftheflatsleeve.“Oh，well，”
hesaid，standingshamefacedamidthesetears，“Idon’tsupposeitmatterssomuchasallthat.”
AfterYouRead
本章未完，请点击下一章继续阅读！若浏览器显示没有新章节了，请尝试点击右上角↗️或右下角↘️的菜单，退出阅读模式即可，谢谢！