31 July 10 - 18:05"Why?"
"I know you like them better that...
"Why?"
"I know you like them better that way"Naw, they're just right the way they are
An eddy of tenderness wound through himShe had been very small, and he thought of how she had seemed like a little girl to him at times, and how he had been amused at her seriousnessHe laughed softly, and then abruptly, with no defenses raised, he realized that she was utterly dead and he would never see her any moreThe knowledge flowed through him without resistance, like a torrent of water when a floodgate is loweredHe heard himself sob, and then was no longer conscious of the choking sounds of his anguishHe felt only a vast grief which mellowed him, dissolved the cysts of his bitterness and resentment and fear, and left him spent and weeping on the sandThe softer gentler memories of Mary were coming back to him; he recalled the sweltering liquid rhythms of their bodies against each other in heat and love, he felt dumbly the meaning of her smile when she handed him his lunch box ...
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30 July 10 - 18:06A bully, a frightened bullyThere was something he...
A bully, a frightened bullyThere was something he could tell themIf he refused to jump, Croft would have to come backThe patrol would be overAnd Roth knew himself at this instant, knew suddenly that he could face Croft
But the platoon wouldn't understandThey would jeer him, take relief from their own weakness in abusing himHis heart was filled with bitterness"I'm coming," he shouted suddenlyThis was the way they wanted it
He felt his left leg pushing him out, and he lurched forward awkwardly, his exhausted body propelling him too feeblyFor an instant he saw Gallagher's face staring in surprise at him, and then he slipped past Gallagher's hand, scrabbled at the rock, and then at nothing
In his fall Roth heard himself bellow with anger, and was amazed that he could make so great a noiseThrough his
quilted chanel bag numbness, through his disbelief, he had a thought before he crashed into the rocks far belowA ...
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29 July 10 - 18:06Her wrists were very slim and he could see again...
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28 July 10 - 18:05The seconds passed like individual units, almost...
The seconds passed like individual units, almost as if he heard a clock tickingHe could have sobbed every time he heard a man mutter in his sleepThey were all around him! He seemed to exist in several parts now; there was the sore remote protest of his palms and kneecap, the choking swollen torment of his throat, and the unbearable awareness of his brainHe was very close to the final swooning relaxation a man feels when he is being beaten unconscious and no longer cares whether he can get upVery far away he could hear the murmuring of the jungle in the night
At a curve in the trail he halted, peered around, and almost screamedA man was sitting at a machine gun about three feet away
Martinez's head darted backHe lay on the ground waiting for the soldier to pivot the machine gun, fire at himHe peered around again and realized the Jap had
925 tiffany's necklace not seen him, was sitting at a slight angle to himBehind ...
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28 July 10 - 12:08"How much?" Croft asked again
"Well, now, he...
"How much?" Croft asked again
"Well, now, he wants twenty-five of them pounds for three canteens fullAh never could figger out them damn pounds, but Ah reckon it ain't much over fifty dollarsIt's all of eighty bucksThat's pretty steep for jus' three canteens"Yeah, but then what the hell, we're jus' gonna get our haids blown off tomorrow He paused and then added, "Ah tell ya, we can get Red and Gallagher in on it, and then it jus' makes five pound apiece 'cause they'll be five of usFive time five, twenty-five, ain't it?"
Croft deliberated"You get Red and Gallagher in, and Martinez and me'll put up
Wilson went over to talk to Gallagher, and left him with five Australian pounds in
dolce purse his pocketHe stopped to chat with Red, and mentioned the price"Five pounds apiece for three lousy canteens? Wilson, you can get five canteens for twenty-five pounds
"Now, you know you cain't, Red"Where the hell's your five pounds, ...
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28 July 10 - 03:08"How much?" Croft asked again
"Well, now, he...
"How much?" Croft asked again
"Well, now, he wants twenty-five of them pounds for three canteens fullAh never could figger out them damn pounds, but Ah reckon it ain't much over fifty dollarsIt's all of eighty bucksThat's pretty steep for jus' three canteens"Yeah, but then what the hell, we're jus' gonna get our haids blown off tomorrow He paused and then added, "Ah tell ya, we can get Red and Gallagher in on it, and then it jus' makes five pound apiece 'cause they'll be five of usFive time five, twenty-five, ain't it?"
Croft deliberated"You get Red and Gallagher in, and Martinez and me'll put up
Wilson went over to talk to Gallagher, and left him with five Australian pounds in
dolce purse his pocketHe stopped to chat with Red, and mentioned the price"Five pounds apiece for three lousy canteens? Wilson, you can get five canteens for twenty-five pounds
"Now, you know you cain't, Red"Where the hell's your five pounds, ...
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27 July 10 - 18:07"How much?" Croft asked again
"Well, now, he...
"How much?" Croft asked again
"Well, now, he wants twenty-five of them pounds for three canteens fullAh never could figger out them damn pounds, but Ah reckon it ain't much over fifty dollarsIt's all of eighty bucksThat's pretty steep for jus' three canteens"Yeah, but then what the hell, we're jus' gonna get our haids blown off tomorrow He paused and then added, "Ah tell ya, we can get Red and Gallagher in on it, and then it jus' makes five pound apiece 'cause they'll be five of usFive time five, twenty-five, ain't it?"
Croft deliberated"You get Red and Gallagher in, and Martinez and me'll put up
Wilson went over to talk to Gallagher, and left him with five Australian pounds in
dolce purse his pocketHe stopped to chat with Red, and mentioned the price"Five pounds apiece for three lousy canteens? Wilson, you can get five canteens for twenty-five pounds
"Now, you know you cain't, Red"Where the hell's your five pounds, ...
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27 July 10 - 03:25"COME ON, GET UP AND RUN!" There were bullets...
"COME ON, GET UP AND RUN!" There were bullets whipping past him, but standing on his feet they seemed insignificant"GET BACK TO THE OTHER SQUAD!" he roared again, running from rock to rock, his voice bellowing like something apart from himselfHe turned and fired again, five shots as quickly as he could squeeze them off, and waited dumb, motionlessGIVE THEM A VOLLEY!"
A few of the men in the squad stood up and firedAwed, confused, the grove was silent for a few seconds"COME ON, RUN!" The men straggled to their feet, looked mutely at him, and began to race toward the ledge from which they had startedThey faced the grove, fired a few shots, and ran back for twenty yards, stopped to fire again, retreating pell-mell, sobbing like animals in anger
prada black bags and fearThe Japanese in the grove were firing once more, but they paid no attentionAll of them were franticIn motion, they wanted only one thing -- to reach the ...
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26 July 10 - 18:04"COME ON, GET UP AND RUN!" There were bullets...
"COME ON, GET UP AND RUN!" There were bullets whipping past him, but standing on his feet they seemed insignificant"GET BACK TO THE OTHER SQUAD!" he roared again, running from rock to rock, his voice bellowing like something apart from himselfHe turned and fired again, five shots as quickly as he could squeeze them off, and waited dumb, motionlessGIVE THEM A VOLLEY!"
A few of the men in the squad stood up and firedAwed, confused, the grove was silent for a few seconds"COME ON, RUN!" The men straggled to their feet, looked mutely at him, and began to race toward the ledge from which they had startedThey faced the grove, fired a few shots, and ran back for twenty yards, stopped to fire again, retreating pell-mell, sobbing like animals in anger
prada black bags and fearThe Japanese in the grove were firing once more, but they paid no attentionAll of them were franticIn motion, they wanted only one thing -- to reach the ...
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26 July 10 - 03:43"We've been trying to get you," Hutchins said"We...
"We've been trying to get you," Hutchins said"We stopped the attack on Paragon White B and C, and at Paragon Red E and G He gave the co-ordinates"Personally I think it was a feeler, and they're going to try again tonight
"Yes," the General saidHe was busy estimating the possibilitiesThey would have to be reinforcedFirst Battalion of the 459th, Infantry which he had been holding in reserve and working on the road, could be moved up in two hours, but he would have to leave at least a company and a detached platoon behind for reservesThe attack might come sooner than thatThe General debated, and decided finally to move up only two companies from 1st Battalion, save the other two for covering any retreat which might be necessary, and strip headquarters and
louis vuitton pink service companies of all available platoonsHe glanced at his watchIt was eight o'clock now"Samson," he said, "at about 2300, Potential White Able ...
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25 July 10 - 18:08"We've been trying to get you," Hutchins said"We...
"We've been trying to get you," Hutchins said"We stopped the attack on Paragon White B and C, and at Paragon Red E and G He gave the co-ordinates"Personally I think it was a feeler, and they're going to try again tonight
"Yes," the General saidHe was busy estimating the possibilitiesThey would have to be reinforcedFirst Battalion of the 459th, Infantry which he had been holding in reserve and working on the road, could be moved up in two hours, but he would have to leave at least a company and a detached platoon behind for reservesThe attack might come sooner than thatThe General debated, and decided finally to move up only two companies from 1st Battalion, save the other two for covering any retreat which might be necessary, and strip headquarters and
louis vuitton pink service companies of all available platoonsHe glanced at his watchIt was eight o'clock now"Samson," he said, "at about 2300, Potential White Able ...
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24 July 10 - 18:06(His manner, which is to set him off from other...
(His manner, which is to set him off from other professional officers, is beginning in these years(At the other end of the officers' club, Margaret is the center of a circle of menShe is laughing loudly now, her hand on the sleeve of a second lieutenant's blouse He stares across at her with loathing and disgust
From Webster's: hatred, n strong aversion or detestation; settled ill will or malevolence
A thread in most marriages, growing dominant in Cummings's
The cold form of it
He is all application now, all studyAt night, in the parlor of the succession of post houses in which they live, he reads five or six nights a weekThere is all the education he has missed, and he takes giant strides in recouping itThere is philosophy first, and then
chloe bags paddington political science, sociology, psychology, history, even literature and artHe absorbs it all with the fantastic powers of memory and assimilation he can exhibit at ...
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24 July 10 - 12:33He was a small, slim and handsome Mexican with...
He was a small, slim and handsome Mexican with neat wavy hair, small sharp featuresHis body, even now, had the poise and grace of a deerNo matter how quickly he might move the motion was always continuous and effortlessAnd like a deer his head was never quite still, his brown liquid eyes never completely at rest
Above the steady droning of the guns, Martinez could hear voices separating for an instant and then being lost againSeparate babels of sound came from each platoon; the voice of a platoon leader would buzz against his ear like a passing insect, undefined and rather annoying"Now, I don't want any of you to get lost when we hit the beachStick together, that's very important He drew his knees up tighter,
cc chanel logo earrings rolled back farther on his haunches until his hipbones grated against the tight flesh of his buttocks
The men in recon looked small and lost in comparison to the other platoonsCroft was ...
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24 July 10 - 03:36He was a small, slim and handsome Mexican with...
He was a small, slim and handsome Mexican with neat wavy hair, small sharp featuresHis body, even now, had the poise and grace of a deerNo matter how quickly he might move the motion was always continuous and effortlessAnd like a deer his head was never quite still, his brown liquid eyes never completely at rest
Above the steady droning of the guns, Martinez could hear voices separating for an instant and then being lost againSeparate babels of sound came from each platoon; the voice of a platoon leader would buzz against his ear like a passing insect, undefined and rather annoying"Now, I don't want any of you to get lost when we hit the beachStick together, that's very important He drew his knees up tighter,
cc chanel logo earrings rolled back farther on his haunches until his hipbones grated against the tight flesh of his buttocks
The men in recon looked small and lost in comparison to the other platoonsCroft was ...
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23 July 10 - 18:07He was a small, slim and handsome Mexican with...
He was a small, slim and handsome Mexican with neat wavy hair, small sharp featuresHis body, even now, had the poise and grace of a deerNo matter how quickly he might move the motion was always continuous and effortlessAnd like a deer his head was never quite still, his brown liquid eyes never completely at rest
Above the steady droning of the guns, Martinez could hear voices separating for an instant and then being lost againSeparate babels of sound came from each platoon; the voice of a platoon leader would buzz against his ear like a passing insect, undefined and rather annoying"Now, I don't want any of you to get lost when we hit the beachStick together, that's very important He drew his knees up tighter,
cc chanel logo earrings rolled back farther on his haunches until his hipbones grated against the tight flesh of his buttocks
The men in recon looked small and lost in comparison to the other platoonsCroft was ...
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23 July 10 - 12:01I'm in, but in, he said to himselfIt was the last...
I'm in, but in, he said to himselfIt was the last line of an obscene joke, and he began to laugh a little hystericallyThe sound of his mirth encouraged him, and he increased it wildlyThey can't do a thing to me if I play it right, he thought numbly, and he stopped laughing suddenly, and said, "Fug you, you sonofabitch Jap In the silence he heard a soldier say, "He's nuts, all right," and then someone answering him, "Did ya see him point that gun? Jeez, I thought he was gonna kill us all
The doctor grew thoughtful"You're acting, Minetta, I'm on to you," he said suddenly Minetta dribbled some spittle over his lower lipI got him by the
fendi replica spy bag balls, he told himself
"Give him a sedative," the doctor said to an orderly standing beside him, "and move him over to Number Seven
Minetta gazed vacantly at the dirt floorThat was the tent that contained the serious patients, he had heardHe began to spit on the ground"You ...
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23 July 10 - 03:08I'm in, but in, he said to himselfIt was the last...
I'm in, but in, he said to himselfIt was the last line of an obscene joke, and he began to laugh a little hystericallyThe sound of his mirth encouraged him, and he increased it wildlyThey can't do a thing to me if I play it right, he thought numbly, and he stopped laughing suddenly, and said, "Fug you, you sonofabitch Jap In the silence he heard a soldier say, "He's nuts, all right," and then someone answering him, "Did ya see him point that gun? Jeez, I thought he was gonna kill us all
The doctor grew thoughtful"You're acting, Minetta, I'm on to you," he said suddenly Minetta dribbled some spittle over his lower lipI got him by the
fendi replica spy bag balls, he told himself
"Give him a sedative," the doctor said to an orderly standing beside him, "and move him over to Number Seven
Minetta gazed vacantly at the dirt floorThat was the tent that contained the serious patients, he had heardHe began to spit on the ground"You ...
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22 July 10 - 18:07I'm in, but in, he said to himselfIt was the last...
I'm in, but in, he said to himselfIt was the last line of an obscene joke, and he began to laugh a little hystericallyThe sound of his mirth encouraged him, and he increased it wildlyThey can't do a thing to me if I play it right, he thought numbly, and he stopped laughing suddenly, and said, "Fug you, you sonofabitch Jap In the silence he heard a soldier say, "He's nuts, all right," and then someone answering him, "Did ya see him point that gun? Jeez, I thought he was gonna kill us all
The doctor grew thoughtful"You're acting, Minetta, I'm on to you," he said suddenly Minetta dribbled some spittle over his lower lipI got him by the
fendi replica spy bag balls, he told himself
"Give him a sedative," the doctor said to an orderly standing beside him, "and move him over to Number Seven
Minetta gazed vacantly at the dirt floorThat was the tent that contained the serious patients, he had heardHe began to spit on the ground"You ...
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21 July 10 - 15:29Watch out for your old man when he's got a bag...
Watch out for your old man when he's got a bag on
In the house his mother winces at sounds and walks on tiptoeHis old man sits at the round table in the living-dining room, and grabs the yellow lace cover and crushes it in his big mittsThen he spreads it out on the table again
Goddam, sure a man hasHey, PEG!
What is it, Will?
His father massages his nose and chinCut out the goddam mousing around, walk like a woman goddammit
Yes, Will?
That's all goddammit, get away
When your old man's as big a sonofabitch as Will Gallagher, you leave him alone when he's got a bag onBut you watch him so one of
chanel logo necklace his mitts don't catch you on the side of the mouth
He sits stolid by the round table, and beats his fist down once or twiceHe looks at the walls(The brown pictures which once were green of shepherd girls in a wooded valleyThey came off a calendar
The triptych on the whatnot shudders as he bangs ...
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21 July 10 - 05:36Watch out for your old man when he's got a bag...
Watch out for your old man when he's got a bag on
In the house his mother winces at sounds and walks on tiptoeHis old man sits at the round table in the living-dining room, and grabs the yellow lace cover and crushes it in his big mittsThen he spreads it out on the table again
Goddam, sure a man hasHey, PEG!
What is it, Will?
His father massages his nose and chinCut out the goddam mousing around, walk like a woman goddammit
Yes, Will?
That's all goddammit, get away
When your old man's as big a sonofabitch as Will Gallagher, you leave him alone when he's got a bag onBut you watch him so one of
chanel logo necklace his mitts don't catch you on the side of the mouth
He sits stolid by the round table, and beats his fist down once or twiceHe looks at the walls(The brown pictures which once were green of shepherd girls in a wooded valleyThey came off a calendar
The triptych on the whatnot shudders as he bangs ...
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14 July 10 - 03:31Since the ambush, he had been feeling something,...
Since the ambush, he had been feeling something, not exactly definable, but close to anxiety and unrest, and it had been driving himIt was almost painful to remain stillAfter a while he stood up, and walked through the hollowThe guard on the hilltop saw him and raised his rifleHe whistled softly, and then said, "Who is it -- Minetta? This is the Lieutenant
He climbed up the slope and sat down beside MinettaBefore them in the moonlight the grass swayed in silver waves over a valley and the hills looked like stone
"What's up, Lootenant?" Minetta asked
"Not a damn thing, just stretching my legs They talked in whispers
"Jesus, it's a bitch being on guard after that ambush Hearn massaged his legs, trying to soothe them
"What're we doing tomorrow, Lootenant?"
Well, what were they
chanel logo earrings doing? This was what he had to face"What do you think, Minetta? ...
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13 July 10 - 23:32Since the ambush, he had been feeling something,...
Since the ambush, he had been feeling something, not exactly definable, but close to anxiety and unrest, and it had been driving himIt was almost painful to remain stillAfter a while he stood up, and walked through the hollowThe guard on the hilltop saw him and raised his rifleHe whistled softly, and then said, "Who is it -- Minetta? This is the Lieutenant
He climbed up the slope and sat down beside MinettaBefore them in the moonlight the grass swayed in silver waves over a valley and the hills looked like stone
"What's up, Lootenant?" Minetta asked
"Not a damn thing, just stretching my legs They talked in whispers
"Jesus, it's a bitch being on guard after that ambush Hearn massaged his legs, trying to soothe them
"What're we doing tomorrow, Lootenant?"
Well, what were they
chanel logo earrings doing? This was what he had to face"What do you think, Minetta? ...
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13 July 10 - 17:01Since the ambush, he had been feeling something,...
Since the ambush, he had been feeling something, not exactly definable, but close to anxiety and unrest, and it had been driving himIt was almost painful to remain stillAfter a while he stood up, and walked through the hollowThe guard on the hilltop saw him and raised his rifleHe whistled softly, and then said, "Who is it -- Minetta? This is the Lieutenant
He climbed up the slope and sat down beside MinettaBefore them in the moonlight the grass swayed in silver waves over a valley and the hills looked like stone
"What's up, Lootenant?" Minetta asked
"Not a damn thing, just stretching my legs They talked in whispers
"Jesus, it's a bitch being on guard after that ambush Hearn massaged his legs, trying to soothe them
"What're we doing tomorrow, Lootenant?"
Well, what were they
chanel logo earrings doing? This was what he had to face"What do you think, Minetta? ...
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13 July 10 - 08:18Since the ambush, he had been feeling something,...
Since the ambush, he had been feeling something, not exactly definable, but close to anxiety and unrest, and it had been driving himIt was almost painful to remain stillAfter a while he stood up, and walked through the hollowThe guard on the hilltop saw him and raised his rifleHe whistled softly, and then said, "Who is it -- Minetta? This is the Lieutenant
He climbed up the slope and sat down beside MinettaBefore them in the moonlight the grass swayed in silver waves over a valley and the hills looked like stone
"What's up, Lootenant?" Minetta asked
"Not a damn thing, just stretching my legs They talked in whispers
"Jesus, it's a bitch being on guard after that ambush Hearn massaged his legs, trying to soothe them
"What're we doing tomorrow, Lootenant?"
Well, what were they
chanel logo earrings doing? This was what he had to face"What do you think, Minetta? ...
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12 July 10 - 08:12The bluffs of Watamai Range were still on their...
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12 July 10 - 04:48Croft was like a high-spirited horse, unused to...
Croft was like a high-spirited horse, unused to the bit, reminded he was no longer free by an occasional harsh pressure on his jawsHe turned around and spoke to Red, who was behind himTell them to snap it up
The order passed through the column, and the men moved forward even more quicklyAs they progressed farther away from the jungle their fear mounted, each hill behind them an added obstacle to their returnThe platoon propelled itself with a nervous dreadThey marched for three hours with only a few halts, lashed by the silence, forcing themselves onward in a tacit accordAt dusk, when they halted for their night's bivouac, the strongest men in the platoon were drained and overtired, and the weaker ones were close to collapseRoth lay on the ground for half an hour without moving, his hands and legs twitching uncontrollablyWyman lay hunched over, retching emptilyThey had continued for the last two
11 July 10 - 23:48Croft was like a high-spirited horse, unused to...
Croft was like a high-spirited horse, unused to the bit, reminded he was no longer free by an occasional harsh pressure on his jawsHe turned around and spoke to Red, who was behind himTell them to snap it up
The order passed through the column, and the men moved forward even more quicklyAs they progressed farther away from the jungle their fear mounted, each hill behind them an added obstacle to their returnThe platoon propelled itself with a nervous dreadThey marched for three hours with only a few halts, lashed by the silence, forcing themselves onward in a tacit accordAt dusk, when they halted for their night's bivouac, the strongest men in the platoon were drained and overtired, and the weaker ones were close to collapseRoth lay on the ground for half an hour without moving, his hands and legs twitching uncontrollablyWyman lay hunched over, retching emptilyThey had continued for the last two 11 July 10 - 15:59Croft was like a high-spirited horse, unused to...
Croft was like a high-spirited horse, unused to the bit, reminded he was no longer free by an occasional harsh pressure on his jawsHe turned around and spoke to Red, who was behind himTell them to snap it up
The order passed through the column, and the men moved forward even more quicklyAs they progressed farther away from the jungle their fear mounted, each hill behind them an added obstacle to their returnThe platoon propelled itself with a nervous dreadThey marched for three hours with only a few halts, lashed by the silence, forcing themselves onward in a tacit accordAt dusk, when they halted for their night's bivouac, the strongest men in the platoon were drained and overtired, and the weaker ones were close to collapseRoth lay on the ground for half an hour without moving, his hands and legs twitching uncontrollablyWyman lay hunched over, retching emptilyThey had continued for the last two 11 July 10 - 08:13Croft was like a high-spirited horse, unused to...
Croft was like a high-spirited horse, unused to the bit, reminded he was no longer free by an occasional harsh pressure on his jawsHe turned around and spoke to Red, who was behind himTell them to snap it up
The order passed through the column, and the men moved forward even more quicklyAs they progressed farther away from the jungle their fear mounted, each hill behind them an added obstacle to their returnThe platoon propelled itself with a nervous dreadThey marched for three hours with only a few halts, lashed by the silence, forcing themselves onward in a tacit accordAt dusk, when they halted for their night's bivouac, the strongest men in the platoon were drained and overtired, and the weaker ones were close to collapseRoth lay on the ground for half an hour without moving, his hands and legs twitching uncontrollablyWyman lay hunched over, retching emptilyThey had continued for the last two 11 July 10 - 02:37When Conn was caught, he only pushed it a little...
When Conn was caught, he only pushed it a little further"You can shut your mouth, HearnIf I'm saying something I know what I'm talking about
And like an echo, Dalleson getting in: "We know you're pretty goddam smart, Hearn An approving titter flickered through the tentThey all did dislike him then, Hearn realizedHe had known it and yet there was the trace of a pangThe Lieutenant beside him was sitting stiff, tensed, his elbow removed a careful inch from Hearn's
He had pushed himself into this position, and the only thing to do was to carry it offAlloyed with the outraged beating of his heart was fear and a detached, almost mild concern with what would happen to himA court-martial perhaps?
As he spoke he felt a pride in the precision of his voice"I was thinking, Colonel, that since you do know so much about it, you must have found out peeking through keyholes
A few startled laughs answered him and Conn's face expanded with rageThe red of his nose extended slowly out to his cheeks, his ...
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10 July 10 - 22:35When Conn was caught, he only pushed it a little...
When Conn was caught, he only pushed it a little further"You can shut your mouth, HearnIf I'm saying something I know what I'm talking about
And like an echo, Dalleson getting in: "We know you're pretty goddam smart, Hearn An approving titter flickered through the tentThey all did dislike him then, Hearn realizedHe had known it and yet there was the trace of a pangThe Lieutenant beside him was sitting stiff, tensed, his elbow removed a careful inch from Hearn's
He had pushed himself into this position, and the only thing to do was to carry it offAlloyed with the outraged beating of his heart was fear and a detached, almost mild concern with what would happen to himA court-martial perhaps?
As he spoke he felt a pride in the precision of his voice"I was thinking, Colonel, that since you do know so much about it, you must have found out peeking through keyholes
A few startled laughs answered him and Conn's face expanded with rageThe red of his nose extended slowly out to his cheeks, his ...
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10 July 10 - 15:52When Conn was caught, he only pushed it a little...
When Conn was caught, he only pushed it a little further"You can shut your mouth, HearnIf I'm saying something I know what I'm talking about
And like an echo, Dalleson getting in: "We know you're pretty goddam smart, Hearn An approving titter flickered through the tentThey all did dislike him then, Hearn realizedHe had known it and yet there was the trace of a pangThe Lieutenant beside him was sitting stiff, tensed, his elbow removed a careful inch from Hearn's
He had pushed himself into this position, and the only thing to do was to carry it offAlloyed with the outraged beating of his heart was fear and a detached, almost mild concern with what would happen to himA court-martial perhaps?
As he spoke he felt a pride in the precision of his voice"I was thinking, Colonel, that since you do know so much about it, you must have found out peeking through keyholes
A few startled laughs answered him and Conn's face expanded with rageThe red of his nose extended slowly out to his cheeks, his ...
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10 July 10 - 08:09When Conn was caught, he only pushed it a little...
When Conn was caught, he only pushed it a little further"You can shut your mouth, HearnIf I'm saying something I know what I'm talking about
And like an echo, Dalleson getting in: "We know you're pretty goddam smart, Hearn An approving titter flickered through the tentThey all did dislike him then, Hearn realizedHe had known it and yet there was the trace of a pangThe Lieutenant beside him was sitting stiff, tensed, his elbow removed a careful inch from Hearn's
He had pushed himself into this position, and the only thing to do was to carry it offAlloyed with the outraged beating of his heart was fear and a detached, almost mild concern with what would happen to himA court-martial perhaps?
As he spoke he felt a pride in the precision of his voice"I was thinking, Colonel, that since you do know so much about it, you must have found out peeking through keyholes
A few startled laughs answered him and Conn's face expanded with rageThe red of his nose extended slowly out to his cheeks, his ...
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10 July 10 - 03:16It's jus' too damn confusin' when you set down...
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09 July 10 - 23:05It's jus' too damn confusin' when you set down...
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09 July 10 - 16:28It's jus' too damn confusin' when you set down...
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09 July 10 - 02:43Once or twice Croft tried to rouse them, but they...
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08 July 10 - 22:31Once or twice Croft tried to rouse them, but they...
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08 July 10 - 15:50Once or twice Croft tried to rouse them, but they...
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07 July 10 - 22:17They had gone on a moonlight excursion in Boston...
They had gone on a moonlight excursion in Boston Harbor and he remembered with a pang how they had sat silent in the stern of the ship, holding each other's hands, and watching with a tender absorbed silence the turbulence of the wakeShe was a good girl, he said to himselfHe was thinking without quite phrasing it that no other person had ever understood him so fully, and he felt a secret relief as he realized that she had understood him and still loved himThis opened again the wound of all his loss, and he lay weeping bitterly for many minutes, unconscious of where he was, feeling nothing but the complete sorrow in his bodyHe would think of the last letter every now and then, and this would send him off into a new spasm of griefHe must have cried for almost an hour
At last he was spent, and he felt clean and gentleFor the first time he remembered that he had a child, and he wondered what it looked
07 July 10 - 15:49They had gone on a moonlight excursion in Boston...
They had gone on a moonlight excursion in Boston Harbor and he remembered with a pang how they had sat silent in the stern of the ship, holding each other's hands, and watching with a tender absorbed silence the turbulence of the wakeShe was a good girl, he said to himselfHe was thinking without quite phrasing it that no other person had ever understood him so fully, and he felt a secret relief as he realized that she had understood him and still loved himThis opened again the wound of all his loss, and he lay weeping bitterly for many minutes, unconscious of where he was, feeling nothing but the complete sorrow in his bodyHe would think of the last letter every now and then, and this would send him off into a new spasm of griefHe must have cried for almost an hour
At last he was spent, and he felt clean and gentleFor the first time he remembered that he had a child, and he wondered what it looked 07 July 10 - 01:53He scratched his armpit tenderly, staring down at...
He scratched his armpit tenderly, staring down at the valley and the empty mournful hills about himThe wind soughed through the draws, drifted over the kunai grass, and whistled along the crests of the knolls, making a small murmur in its circuit like surf breaking a long distance away
It was a mistake, and he had played a curious deception with himselfIt had been more than yielding to Croft, he had yielded to himself again, made it so complicated that he could never untangle the rationalization from what was validTricks and tricks, more ways than one to skin a cat, and he had allowed it, knew that he would go forward in the morning if Martinez brought back a report of no Jap activity
When they finally got back to their bivouac, if they ever did, he could turn in his commissionThat was the thing he could do, that would be honest, true to himselfHearn rubbed his armpit again, sensing a reluctanceHe 06 July 10 - 22:06He scratched his armpit tenderly, staring down at...
He scratched his armpit tenderly, staring down at the valley and the empty mournful hills about himThe wind soughed through the draws, drifted over the kunai grass, and whistled along the crests of the knolls, making a small murmur in its circuit like surf breaking a long distance away
It was a mistake, and he had played a curious deception with himselfIt had been more than yielding to Croft, he had yielded to himself again, made it so complicated that he could never untangle the rationalization from what was validTricks and tricks, more ways than one to skin a cat, and he had allowed it, knew that he would go forward in the morning if Martinez brought back a report of no Jap activity
When they finally got back to their bivouac, if they ever did, he could turn in his commissionThat was the thing he could do, that would be honest, true to himselfHearn rubbed his armpit again, sensing a reluctanceHe 06 July 10 - 15:56He scratched his armpit tenderly, staring down at...
He scratched his armpit tenderly, staring down at the valley and the empty mournful hills about himThe wind soughed through the draws, drifted over the kunai grass, and whistled along the crests of the knolls, making a small murmur in its circuit like surf breaking a long distance away
It was a mistake, and he had played a curious deception with himselfIt had been more than yielding to Croft, he had yielded to himself again, made it so complicated that he could never untangle the rationalization from what was validTricks and tricks, more ways than one to skin a cat, and he had allowed it, knew that he would go forward in the morning if Martinez brought back a report of no Jap activity
When they finally got back to their bivouac, if they ever did, he could turn in his commissionThat was the thing he could do, that would be honest, true to himselfHearn rubbed his armpit again, sensing a reluctanceHe 04 July 10 - 05:05He had seen the General many times in the bivouac...
He had seen the General many times in the bivouac area but this was the first time he had been so close"You men, you men here," the General shouted as he came near them, "how do you feelwet?" Toglio laughed with the othersGeneral Cummings grinned"It's all right," he shouted, "you're not made of sugar The wind ebbed, and in a more normal tone he said to a major and lieutenant who were with him, "I do believe the rain's about to haltI just telephoned Washington, and the War Department assured me it was bound to stop The two officers laughed vigorously, and Toglio found himself smilingThe General was a swell guy, a perfect example of an officer
"Now, men," the General said loudly, "I don't believe there's a tent that's still up in the chanel white purses areaAs soon as the storm lifts, we'll try to bring up some ponchos from the beach, but I have no doubt some of you are going to be wet tonightIt's to be regretted, but ...
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04 July 10 - 00:35He had seen the General many times in the bivouac...
He had seen the General many times in the bivouac area but this was the first time he had been so close"You men, you men here," the General shouted as he came near them, "how do you feelwet?" Toglio laughed with the othersGeneral Cummings grinned"It's all right," he shouted, "you're not made of sugar The wind ebbed, and in a more normal tone he said to a major and lieutenant who were with him, "I do believe the rain's about to haltI just telephoned Washington, and the War Department assured me it was bound to stop The two officers laughed vigorously, and Toglio found himself smilingThe General was a swell guy, a perfect example of an officer
"Now, men," the General said loudly, "I don't believe there's a tent that's still up in the
chanel white purses areaAs soon as the storm lifts, we'll try to bring up some ponchos from the beach, but I have no doubt some of you are going to be wet tonightIt's to be regretted, but ...
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03 July 10 - 16:36He had seen the General many times in the bivouac...
He had seen the General many times in the bivouac area but this was the first time he had been so close"You men, you men here," the General shouted as he came near them, "how do you feelwet?" Toglio laughed with the othersGeneral Cummings grinned"It's all right," he shouted, "you're not made of sugar The wind ebbed, and in a more normal tone he said to a major and lieutenant who were with him, "I do believe the rain's about to haltI just telephoned Washington, and the War Department assured me it was bound to stop The two officers laughed vigorously, and Toglio found himself smilingThe General was a swell guy, a perfect example of an officer
"Now, men," the General said loudly, "I don't believe there's a tent that's still up in the
chanel white purses areaAs soon as the storm lifts, we'll try to bring up some ponchos from the beach, but I have no doubt some of you are going to be wet tonightIt's to be regretted, but ...
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03 July 10 - 03:32There'll be just one little exceptionI think we...
There'll be just one little exceptionI think we ought to take the outpost opposite I Company firstI want you to draw up an order tonight for Taylor to start a push in the morning
"Let's take a look at it He turned toward Hearn"Lieutenant, will you hand me that map, please
"Sir?" Hearn started
"I said hand me the map Cummings turned toward Dalleson again
"This one?"
"What other one is there?" Cummings snapped
The map was fastened to a large drawing board with an overlay of celluloid tacked to itWhile it was not heavy, it was awkward because of its size, and Hearn, unable to see the floor, had to move cautiously
It had been unnecessary to move it,
fake cartier watches he realized abruptlyCummings could easily have walked over, indeed Cummings knew the map by heart
"Hurry, man," Cummings barked
For the moment Hearn was standing over him, everything became magnifiedHe could see each of Cummings's features, the ...
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02 July 10 - 23:52There'll be just one little exceptionI think we...
There'll be just one little exceptionI think we ought to take the outpost opposite I Company firstI want you to draw up an order tonight for Taylor to start a push in the morning
"Let's take a look at it He turned toward Hearn"Lieutenant, will you hand me that map, please
"Sir?" Hearn started
"I said hand me the map Cummings turned toward Dalleson again
"This one?"
"What other one is there?" Cummings snapped
The map was fastened to a large drawing board with an overlay of celluloid tacked to itWhile it was not heavy, it was awkward because of its size, and Hearn, unable to see the floor, had to move cautiously
It had been unnecessary to move it,
fake cartier watches he realized abruptlyCummings could easily have walked over, indeed Cummings knew the map by heart
"Hurry, man," Cummings barked
For the moment Hearn was standing over him, everything became magnifiedHe could see each of Cummings's features, the ...
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02 July 10 - 16:48There'll be just one little exceptionI think we...
There'll be just one little exceptionI think we ought to take the outpost opposite I Company firstI want you to draw up an order tonight for Taylor to start a push in the morning
"Let's take a look at it He turned toward Hearn"Lieutenant, will you hand me that map, please
"Sir?" Hearn started
"I said hand me the map Cummings turned toward Dalleson again
"This one?"
"What other one is there?" Cummings snapped
The map was fastened to a large drawing board with an overlay of celluloid tacked to itWhile it was not heavy, it was awkward because of its size, and Hearn, unable to see the floor, had to move cautiously
It had been unnecessary to move it,
fake cartier watches he realized abruptlyCummings could easily have walked over, indeed Cummings knew the map by heart
"Hurry, man," Cummings barked
For the moment Hearn was standing over him, everything became magnifiedHe could see each of Cummings's features, the ...
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02 July 10 - 08:17There'll be just one little exceptionI think we...
There'll be just one little exceptionI think we ought to take the outpost opposite I Company firstI want you to draw up an order tonight for Taylor to start a push in the morning
"Let's take a look at it He turned toward Hearn"Lieutenant, will you hand me that map, please
"Sir?" Hearn started
"I said hand me the map Cummings turned toward Dalleson again
"This one?"
"What other one is there?" Cummings snapped
The map was fastened to a large drawing board with an overlay of celluloid tacked to itWhile it was not heavy, it was awkward because of its size, and Hearn, unable to see the floor, had to move cautiously
It had been unnecessary to move it,
fake cartier watches he realized abruptlyCummings could easily have walked over, indeed Cummings knew the map by heart
"Hurry, man," Cummings barked
For the moment Hearn was standing over him, everything became magnifiedHe could see each of Cummings's features, the ...
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01 July 10 - 08:27"You killed that Jap, didn't ya? Did ya ever know...
"You killed that Jap, didn't ya? Did ya ever know that brings your number a little closer?"
This was a powerful point to Martinez
"You killed that Jap, but did you say a goddam thing about it?"
"Yah
"Hearn knew about it, huh, he walked into that pass knowing there was Japs?"
"Yah Martinez began to shake"I tell him, I try tell him, big damn fool
Red was not completely certainHe paused, took another tack"You know that sword I got with the jewels back at Motome? If you
omega geneve want, you can have it The beauty of the sword shone in Martinez's eyes
Croft shouted suddenly"Come on, men, let's move out
Red turned aroundHis heart was churning and he massaged his hands slowly against his thigh"We ain't goin', Croft
Croft strode toward him"Made up your mind, Red?"
"If you want to do it so fuggin much, you can do it aloneJapbait'll take us back
Croft stared at Martinez"Changed your mind again? ...
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