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He jerked the cartridge out of the breech-block into the palm of his hand. ‘ ‘Ere’s my chaplain,’ he said, and made the venomous black-headed bullet bow like a marionette.‘ ‘E’s goin’ to teach a man all about which is which, an’ wot’s true, after all, before sundown.”… |
This is from “On Greenhow Hill”, from Life’s Handicap. While his comrade Learoyd is telling the tale of his lost love, many years ago, Private Ortheris – a deadly marksman – is stalking a deserter who has been lobbing bullets into the British camp…. |
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