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 Jaok .\rnold, Mt Jar of Infantry, U.S. A 
 :*rbrt Hoyltoa t UuUmnt of 
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 - A corner la the grill of the Hew York club of a 
 
 Efcstsra University. Six tables with chairs plaoed about them are cat 
 at regular Intervals la two revs of three frew left to right. Oa the 
 left, three windows loefrlnc out on a side street. la the rear.four 
 dove opening on an avenue. Oa the rlgat.forwerd,the eln entra&ee to 
 the firill. 
 
 It is the middle of the afternoon of a hot day in epteober,1918. 
 Through the open windows, the white ourtaias of which hang motionless, 
 unstirred by the faintest breeze, a awl try vapor of dust-clogged sun 
 light can be seen steaming over the hot ashpalt. Hare, in the crill,it 
 la cocl. The drowsy lamming of an electric fan on the left wall lulls 
 to inertness. A bored (middle-aged welter stands leaniag wearily 
 
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the tablea in the rear, gap! ag and star tag llatleaaly 
 
 aow and than ha eaata an Imlirfninnl 
 of tho roo.a yajsng nan of about thirty 
 la the uniform of an of floor la tho Uodioal Corps aba is sitting at the 
 middle table, front.alpp Ing a glass of iced oof fee and reading a neee- 
 papar. The officer is undor nsdina height, alight and wiry .with s thin, 
 pale faoe.lirnt brown hair and nuatnohe.anc! grey eyes peering Irssnly 
 through tortolse-rianed apeotaolao. 
 
 As the curtain rises there is a sound of footater s from tho entrant 
 The waiter half-etraightens Into ar. attitude of respectful attention./ 
 oonant later Herbert Koylstoa enters. Si is s brnsny yonae folio* of 
 twenty-seven or so, clad in the uniform of a f ir t lieutenant ot 
 try* .load and oloen-bhaven,hla rathsr haswy.goad naturad fa< 
 ably bears tho narks of a recant oonwalosooaoo f row serious 111 so so. 
 Li nee of sufforing about tho lipa contrast with, hie ever-ready, jovial 
 eriai and his bins oyos of a hsalthy child soon shadowed by tho rewien- 
 branoa of paiawitaoaaod and not by than to bo forgotten. 
 
 Roylstoo stands at tho entrance and c lanoss about the grill. Tha 
 waiter starts forward with an Inquiring yea, sir: M . he medical offlcor 
 is aoeroasau In aooa lit of ness and does not look up. Koylstoa walks 
 forssrd to his table and glaneos at the othor curiously. Than the paper 
 is put down and tho oyoa of tho two nsn neat. A look of perplexed re- 
 oognitlon oonsc over both their faoos. 
 
 Koylston /-(vith a boyish grin] 1 know you* wait a minute*. (Tho 
 other snilos) /hi Now !*YO got it - Wayne. Ian t it - Bobby "aynav Ti 
 usod to roon with Jack Arnold at college. 
 
 ayno - That* a right) asd this is - Roy Is ton, 1 an* t ) It? I n4 
 you hare with Jack. 
 
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 r.oylston - That* a who. (The two MB shake hands heartily 
 
 
 St this. OheaOO meeting) I 
 
 Kayna - !* very glad to Me you amla. nit aaam. Wea t ye have 
 thing to drink? die beokone to the waiter) 
 
 oylston - lire thing. That s What I oaao In for - that.and to try 
 and find OMeon to talk to, and write couple of lttru.(To tho 
 lead ooffeo,ple**.(Tbe mltor fiO out) It* a Mr* enough brollar In 
 the 8trMt. rhMl (iio opc his faoe with his bMriMrohlo* - thon ooa- 
 tioueu apoloeetioftlly ; X gmom l*a still a bit vtk. You knov I bad 
 rathsr a aloaa ttbavottbaalu. to Lou a 
 
 (Nodding; l oou aeo L^ your faoo ttet jou va 
 oill. V.hat fc. it - aarapnal? 
 
 oylntoo -(nth a grin) A touch of that in both 
 ohine gun her anti iioro. {./> touches: the u^per part of hi a cheat) 
 ly had me. (rhowlng emotion) If it hadn t bean for Jack 
 
 vayaa - Uatereatedly) La? ?ou uon t ow.n Jeek ..mold: 
 lloylstou - i cure do* !Jo eaac out inte !, o aae land and ^ot oa 
 
 ayne (QMlokl)> uhaa wa* tola - after Chateau Thierry? 
 Royletoa - Yea* 
 
 . ayau (..touHiiatj Toaa you war* th* oua he brouht baak that 
 exploit 
 
 uoylstoa - 1 uou t iotoe about tha one. aa a_ nc.ut nny rate* 
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 ( Iti: onthuslnciO v&ck*s ^o- & wlsole caboodle of suoli etunta c hla 
 
 credit. I wouldn t dare cay that I 
 
(ruijled) rut I baard - they dlda t C lws tha MM - but X 
 it *2 tha body of a daad offioar ha riakad his llf* to gat. 
 
 itaa - (Laugblnc) I a" thay did think I Ma gaaa aaaaa at 
 
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 the tiMi but I MMM to Mil through. You aan* t put a squirrel la 
 \fat ground. (The aaltar ooves baalc staging tha load ooi i ea hlab ha sati 
 
 an \tvf tabla . .o y la tou vstraa a ft f I fHl ttffhs oontatttadly } 
 
 
 
 oyne (vttan tha vaitar has reasisad hla paat by tha r*r tiftaaaaa) 
 
 Tall raa fibout It, will you t Foy latent Tha r Sparta hrta bnan ao n a far, and 
 I* a BO d&an intaraatad in all Jnak dooa. You aaa Jaak end I hc^a 
 cvor i-lacc- va sere knao-hlgh* 
 
 . oylsu - Ys*. da* a toU 
 
 .;.., ac - Lot ^U B naoh a rottan correai^om .ant tbot.aran what I vaa 
 in rmnoa,! had to dapanl on tw aar oorrapoidanti2 end the offioial 
 report c far may noas about nin* o It d be n favor If you d 
 
 Rajlatan -(: nbmrrmssed) Thar* iaa t Moh ta tall, a 
 In a bit f berra^o Half-ray to too tiilnl Bos air trooah - aa v aa 
 U*o ri.-st Uo aod aojuU havo stoppau,jut you ^at dxmJc slUi th Ja)f 
 of ff>^""c then ix-o*: end ;ou don* t stap to Utin&. 
 
 Haylatoa - Rail. that aaa abara X at alas - in bath laga. X 
 and oouldn t got up. Ih& Uaya Dad to GO baek u> th,. rcnoh aa d 
 just oapturod. .mj iiJn t TO tiaa to do any piaking up. T -aunt hinm 
 
 ir the 3ooolv auuntar ftltaokad ad oanght 
 
 hall. ..c.. Uw li w it* BOO. out oa^lataly au far us 1 vas oonoanad. 
 
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 . ayaa -u overly) But you re haard how Jaak a eauspaay got at avt aft 
 

la that aaoond UrcnobfbBvan t -j<mT. :io* the 3ua barrage out 
 
 oation batveen UMB and UM root of Uw arrHEtaalaatloally) Jaak a 
 
 aonpaiijr bld out for thraa days and nlffcU agalnat all kinds of Unriflc 
 
 tell lag and counter atta oka, without aupport or rallaf , until 
 
 f tba divialoa advanoad Again and caught up with then, nearly 
 
 aonbor of f-x cora. any ran althar :^llad or wounded - but %hoj staok it 
 
 rat 1 (tntt"**** ** ***! It waa a wou .orful oxaoplc of o. v t our 
 
 do Bkaa la a . inohl 
 
 Roylatan - It aura ana groat atufft 7 haard about that part of it 
 aftorward In hoanltalj but et tha tlna It all hajmanM) I waaa*t 
 lallj Intcreatad In what aa ^olag on around ma* 
 
 iban * <<iaan a>a it Jaak oama out to gat. yon? 
 - Juut ai tor U divlaian puaxtad up PW| thy 
 -( stoni-ntxl > TIia 
 Roylaton - It a at nigut 9 J 
 
 at hi.* vlth uoi*.lerloF udmlratioii} ~<u-n - you 
 
 in o aoa .nncl throo i&y*> and .il^atn - Utuly wounded. 
 
 I Uida t aotloo 
 tla* OUOA. I a Mkrt oi* out of y UaaU with tlilrat ind palnor to 
 
 U-tuico iaost of Uvi vl:js. Vou icuov Uuv <MM fat** ( ayao nodi ) 1*4 
 <lark aou 11 Jit but : alua t UiinL i tatjfUiiiii, - t all - vat raa 
 of <. a-.u. (Ua *usM> uua tuao cqotlouoa auaBtfaao41yj . laally I <MMM ta 
 iu .- u&rk 1 aaaix* aoaaouu aor\x>aig - Uaab oorriulyl I listened and 
 dlaoovcrod toat j_vaa oo4g It MreaMln^ at UM top oi %y lun^al 
 ttoudiitlytl >r*b &aiV4uoato daath of ^ysolf I aana^art to fat to ay faat. 
 I had a u^u - -unoM to got bud; to our Iloua* Tliea a Joaoi** 
 

to rattle,*** I foil ft tarrUYa thud la the eheat - end *. 
 grovnd oavo up aad hit . Tfco Beaetae artillery loeetned up a** 
 of trr ahelia aade it llcht day. I aew 
 that .-3 IT trriht for . Ttv air ae,e falrlj BisrII.i, ith bvJLl*^ bai 
 he kept ri^ht n v o<2 then *bm h0 OTI elo I aaw it vac Jack*S* S!M( 
 j;iHoiltitofc,*od httld TC up on ;JL.. t loulder. The pain of it Lnocknf 
 into a faint. . :.on I to I **a i x?siiil.; ith a shy griu of r> 
 iiaf ) .o ..Kt f fc all I AOOT about 
 
 r.yne - You sortair.ly ;-j a irlg .itful Mr of it, i v 5 r.-- 
 
 Boyle ton - Ko MTao Uieu : he met of tha boya. e all hTa to 
 our nxxlAeine sooner or lator. But ita luoky for aa Jaok aa a stand 
 
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 t ary face) i ho** ao* i u out* to think ha 
 me belli A^ out uaere. I gnees they all Uwu^nt ae uead or they d haw 
 been out looking far M Before tlir.t."(He drinks tn root of :ilc oaf fee) 
 " ali.- ve ,ot to wo dlo i^atalr-J ;un! rrlto 
 
 - >uit t- adoatowill jou, .u.Iston? :!iore*3 oofMtninf I 
 tolk ovf v.it:i jrou. "t 1 - nl;jut Jack - .-nil periii>s j-ou oa help 
 
 .ioylcton - Certainly. (Aa the otter heeitatee) Oiaothlng abmt JaOk, 
 you sr.y 
 
 - Tec. Bat tirat lot aw explain hoa I happen to bo hero at 
 aot oa leave ,aad I caan t seat book froa . ranoe on ao count AT 
 ill hcalthaa you aicht think. At the baao hoapital over there I vea 
 aaale:ioU to trc iti^ig Tlctlae of uholl-aheok. I d mode ;uite a atady af 
 the diw jr.je uinuo it drat beoine kitoiva and as a eonsoquenoe aac 
 
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eaful than most at treating it. ~o a fee .lontho ago hea the alok 
 oonnenoet! to be ont x>n in appreciable mill ,! vac otdeyed I 
 to help on ahook petiaata. 
 
 Koyleton - I eee. 
 
 " nyne -( 1th ft h*en lanoe at the othar - lowering his roloe) And. 
 thla ic etrlctly confidant 1*1, of couaae,lt appeare fror n Tcttor I ren 
 if jack /mold is likely to oaaniaa ono of -rj ;ti< 
 
 Ho>ltoo -(. maxod) fhatl r:ot rhall 
 
 o laton * 5ood C* 4 *. ut thora nuat b aot Mistake. Miy Jok ha 
 ncrwa of an oxl 
 
 ?;yn - UiU iTa ron t rargot ha a baen In tlr* tJ 
 without. A let-tip - thcr. you cone tc couat Uit tao Its tr< a lth the 
 dianc before ha e& traaafored to oara* That* a a long atrettu 
 
 - IXit to laat I rci wtl^r of MT he na . IX 
 
 oyne It nitti ^ou r.li of a tauten luouxlly; Vetl. .-.s.lt t by m 
 -.cam; certain in jeckc oace* "he letter I epolte of we rroa a Doe to* 
 Thoopcon over there, uuc of the hoacU. dt vrote that Jack had l*ca 
 to the cnce :uicpltal vitu a leg hoiiD(i*aethlb oeriduu in itself 
 UKNiinc I vaa a frieaU of Jack* aThoeyeoB wrote te tell ae Jaok hat 
 been Iznmlidod iioue^uad for sc to otudy biu carefully when IM arrived 
 hiA trouble oooned to be plain r-errouB broeJc-devaVnorjpfion caidbai 
 otiil ..la re &tc oo. it -Uln^ queer abeut tl* caae lie oouldn*t ot iioLd el 
 e !jtdti t the time to devote to individuaia. :a he l^ft it up te 
 

Hoylatoa - Didn t \ ^Ivo you eor* hint to Juat *hat ha 
 *a UM trouble vltb Jok? 
 
 - Only poatoeript evidently torlbkled in harry Te 
 votch mold - clnretta*t" - with the erd eigarettes deeply 
 
 j.oyl&ton -( o 
 
 6 rluioulouatLoefen t it* 
 
 P.oyl Ian -( .uiokly) "Ii^ie (lid over t:^er - a (root c eal* : o I 
 npnbor rti"! :>o :<i -> stucT: in iilr crath nil the tit:*. 
 
 aao oo a L9t* i^b too aaa look *i tta atbar far a nwaaat Japly 
 
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 a aouetliii^ queer auoot it*vldeutly - i ra* that poatacrlpt. 
 
 Toylaton -Cftcr oaot.1 h g r jju-. n It o just Ui> t your Thoi5>ao 
 Is one cf wlwoc t nti-ci^itt-ctit? fieude* 
 
 ulto tl 
 
 ba so^autauo iu lt.*I.^>iipiJO& la one cr our keenest 
 
 :.oylcton -C :oiif lUontl; ] o waiter hov uhar 4 :a ic r*ll tat :Vs all 
 vronc about Ji ci:. hj,* - ha\l - Jncl . a raade of iron. I ve ooea hi* in ft 
 Ux> uciitLfei- - ioi 1 kooti. I* i)o f u lou liot or gasaed or - tut ahall 
 shock - loahl JaoU d lau^h at -hat." {-Jigarly J ut toa do yoo aapajat 
 hia to (jot -jj-c 
 
 ciyr.e - n; 1 dij nov. 
 
 ;:oyl.ioD - Oeti,! i.xat Iwpa >M> arrivaa bafora T laavo. I MBit Vo 
 aae Jxir: abore oil other popla in the world - to thonl: him. If I on,fcr 
 
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y prcaenco in our nUiet. ( Intuitively) If you only know ho* I fool about 
 Juokl (IncoiMMnuaUally; You rocaarater his sonlor yew at collage vhan 
 be RS Ml- , ierioen llf - and his teuahdee* that wen tha orvord 
 ( ayna noda) I ne Just a P*oeJen than and jeu aan 1 -rapine hat 
 ho to c.( yne arsllee) And than to c oor tharo anc rind eyaolf 
 rtlractly u!er Ida oo r w*nrt - t> loo-^ his rrlerdl Tt. r-annt r derll of 
 lot,! U?l 
 
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 oylaton - -r* uten to cap th cllrmx tj* *v<* nv llf \T)MB not oa 
 nan lii million noulU ;nvc triU It - and no blaiw to thai,elthrl 1% 
 a* rank suicide, i he ohanooa wore a tftouoand to ono afninst bis ooaia| 
 out of It alivt.i itii * grl&f ht- I gt stertotf on that subjoct I 
 top, no T rueer I bottor boat It to my lotter writing. Be sure and lot 
 o knoc r!-joi; Jack airiroo, ? suro Bant to s; tin. 
 
 :yoo (. tiicy boU itu^ uiu, u^akc *j*i; I ll iw euro to 
 
 toii>o long ior Uie , r<aat. 
 
 out. 
 
 on tiio table tlth tJ.a ilutfara and ttaros beTor* . d* v o**P in 
 After & o.Mcnt i.t;i>u i-r Jiorrt iron the fcn^rc.ice.rl. ht ( and Jack mold 
 oonoa into the Till. Ho it. a Uill.bi ond-t!iruldtreU,i w! aiucwy-bullt 
 w-n uf . L&ut thirty tcith blaok U&ir ni soataoho. he .or. tan en Ida 
 
 -ftK turtc,huntii.onc i>cu u . ut.> a i &Uou to u titki; ^cllov by 11V 
 
 ox ..oi-v.- w.. uoubiua ; r>.. deep &U>ut hiu ;.utL r.ud noaoand 
 trc .A>l-4a,tiK; ^);li, ui-cwu taut over the check tccaa.ffla 
 dark c; c hiive a etrnined o*ii-ctioi. of ur.owtcin axpcctuncy as if ho 
 ooiictantly hol<liu hl^aolf in clicok while he v&ited for a aiao to 
 :ia rj&ncic tr*ni>lo u little. : * !ma a rruoar maiL.crica of 
 
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 eontlruallj- ral&ing tbe for* tod slAdle fingers of hie ri,.ht 
 
 hia lips aa t.imufeft be ere snaking an iovialblo cigarette. Us ears the 
 
 uniform of a oajor of infantry.) 
 
 rnold ~(Xa edlatel;- reoogalses ayna ad c;>llr out oasu*llj )H11, 
 bobby. (:.c ctridsw toward Uw tntl. ; 
 
 ryn* -(Jucv* to his frt,MMurly xipMtttnf Uir table} Jack! (Hie 
 fcco . -;l.oviac v,-iUi pleasure AS he punpr. hie friend * hnnd up aad deem) 
 By all tbat*s t onicrful! tea did _ou ^et in: 
 
 rnolu - .Jiiu raornincj 
 
 nyno -(iustiiac Ida into & ebair> Sit devu,7o old scoundrel! !* 
 boon expectir. to aear of yaar arrival erery dsty.Claprlng him oa the 
 book aifectioantelj > It s certainly a sicht for sere eyes to ace you 
 ellve ; :- Mc.ci-j v - a^ainl 
 
 /rnola - \ee,l*L glj te be bek tor e bit. T was rather done u 
 in a aervouc vcy 
 
 ayne - o .x>cwor hoopoon rote no* 
 "mold -(Betra^i&e isaoaalneiia) Chhe wrote ; ou.did 
 - "oe; sold you were oo^inc lack. 
 
 mold -(Irritably) He s a fosaillzed ol<: roraea,your 
 fuases liice fe ot fteu a Lout l^ajl.iar^ ej- v 
 
 - Yet he s o;,e of UK. beet in liia line. 
 
 - Arnold -(Dryly; tertians; but you ll not convince e of It. ( 
 atkec t^e peculiar laetlou of fingers to uie lipe>> * got on ny 
 

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 frigUtiully *1U fcla inoaaaant otami nations - pure rot, If you want my 
 opinion* 
 
 -Uitii a keen profea-ioaol jlanoe at hia frianfl* faca - fro* 
 
 tl^o iM atudiea ..nwid oa a patleatj :\it.}otvetly,jOU do look aa If 
 you d kacii imookoU out Tor a tine. 
 
 Arnold -(..nuoyed) seifit &a a fiUdla.Uaiualy) t only tha al 
 (ha HC*IO JMi Uiu too .aotioa to .iiu lipa) 
 
 ilaaoa : 
 
 uddan oai 
 
 naac; r-ve you a oiartta*Bot>o?. 
 
 out rii oaao ami oTfarr. iw to Arnold} ?ou*ra 
 
 - :tatjrlly.(:ia lights the oljarotte un<!,dr ing in 
 lnfe>latxtaalea it ni-li a aign of relief.) 
 
 aync .;ow,aaturill^. Vou didn t ^oe lo,j u itao* - r.jry puff. 
 
 .rnold - .lad to orer thera. ("1th out den renanbawnce) T tm Jbr- 
 *3 suah tlrwHi lor v while aince I*vc soo-i / 
 
 . oyne - Tiireti y 
 
 rnold -(Vagualjr) . lot of thig can happen In thft 
 ( ItU i- ootco.ioi nir,a If ha varc unoonaciouo of what ho is dolagha 
 a out the cifarotta frov ahloh .ia has hardl) Uikan .-oro than a fav 
 t oV. OArafully ;*ut the butt Into n packet of his unlforn. ) 
 
 ajrna -i etcuiae hiu curlouaijr; <ual . i.* auddanly thinka 
 oat tar of nit quaatioo ana 
 

-(Charply) 
 aync - Ch,nothing.(Ae Jack staree at hla) Moa c tha wound la 
 
 rnold - .Ml O.K. Only a soratah. (Sa again 4 t his fU0ara to !* 
 lip* aorvoualy - then ttla e^aa fall on the cigarette e*so on the table) 
 1*11 ruf;. uiiut.^ar of your fa&i, obby.il 1 I nay. 
 
 nyna 
 
 /mold -(; i^htinc upj !vnt atrtii^ht to your :-wu*e row t?ic dock. 
 . your ;TOtiir. -h told * I d i^Oorbly riifci . ou APC. ( ith di*ptaf 
 f affoctloa; It* ;-<xKi to * you a^in bby t dnB ^oodt r.i .t* toolc, 
 L;; JovoS I i eel uuekod up alrotwly. 
 
 -nyne -CiUi a auilo; ! lad uf 
 
 
 
 . rnold -(P.ni.ilscntlj; hat tiraur w<; uaa< . to 
 "eyne - i^illyt 
 
 "mold - >..o.c vcfc.;-oiaio in the ity ba you OB me on fro 
 more - hn you acre t jr Iodine uxxllcrl atuda and I vna a - ( "oornfullf ) 
 
 . :-vt yuu .< PUJ t; ,u^ to gat any vritliic done orer there? 
 
 -( ita a froan) ;.o. hat a tha uaa i Tt*a not a thine 
 eon rriv about, la itt(Tbara la a pauaa. "mold aatenioally pvta ant 
 
 hlo clc^ratta end Sa Ju^t placitie It in iilo puokat *:* ha looks up 
 oatohco his friend* n cya probing into hie atranga action, la Ir: ediataly 
 
 baooncr cnnceious of shc.t he lo dslng and ahn>fpoedly Irtrla M.B ol- 
 Cnratto ov. Vic floor and stands on It.) !>nian It all tf Irritably) Wl 
 are you ataring at, Bobby? 
 
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 (Vluahlng) Nothing - or 
 
 Arnold - You ouat think a* a thundering aaa whan you oatoh on in 
 oblldlali aot Ilk* that - Juat Ufca a kid an the atraat* "aniplng butta* . 
 I oan t eoea to break mymlt of the deviliaU habit - oust have ooattraat- 
 od It lii the front line tronabaa - a%vlng up butta far an emarganay 
 hao I d be vltbout a amoka. /jau no I Uo maahanloalljr - (hccltetaa - 
 then ooodllj In a loa voioa; whoncvar tna allaaaa oas orar aa. 
 
 . ayne -(. oaine 1x1 a frlaod s ambarrassvant - soothingly) It s 
 ural anoueb* 
 
 Arnold -(AB If ha were talklnfi to hlaaalf ) v 
 of It I can t gat at - anaat.hlng that drive* ma to do it. ( la ohakaa his 
 haad aa If bnnlaliing aoiw rylHful t^kouxlita0c! produalttc TTI 
 of elgaratta* froo oaoh of hla pockatatrna to Vay no vita a foroad 
 laugh) Hero I ve c*t a full box Ineaoh portal aad yot 1*11 bat I va 
 grafting youra aa thangh thara wnon t ana for aala la the ahala world* 
 It* a a diaguating obaaaalaa* I ve ot to braak M w aalf of 1% ar ;-oople 
 111 think I TO i-. aarav looae aoaavhera. It a up to you, abby.to oall 
 ae do. a eyory tine you oatoh raa. That ll do the trl ok. (Forgetful of tho 
 full baxea on the table ha calls to the waiter roughly) y, waiter I 
 
 Tha .-altar -( tar ting out of hla doaa) Yea, air? 
 
 Arnold - A box aftlgarattaa* 
 
 Tha Bailor - ehatklnd wold you like. air. 
 
 mold -(Vaguely) ny kind* 
 
 ayna - But you* TO all thoaa unopened an the table, Jack, 
 mold -(/luahij - avkwardly) Yaa - so I hava - I aa forgetting. 
 
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 (To tho waiter) :;ver lnd about thMi now. (There IB a pawja* during which 
 Arnold preeoea hl tends to tola forehead aa if . ere trying to 
 hi* though ta. : Inelly bo out tors la low voice) It e the olloaoo. 
 It. 
 
 .ayne (. taring at him koonly) Ttet a tte third tine you ve 
 tlonod tte alienee, Jack, hat do you aeon, exactly? Whet ailonooT 
 
 Arnold -( fter a pauae) Juat that - & sileaoe. It hita yon 
 you re sont book hona after you ve boon in tte linea for a long 
 say a year or more without a holiday. (Ho laufha ueoKlngly) A holiday! 
 A rest perlodl Reatt Oood Oodi(Be turna to ayne excitedly) Ci 
 that I n only apeakiag fron ny own experience and my foolinga may 
 no gonaral significance. F<ut X believe they have. I ve seen then 
 fled in the faooa of those nan aho oona baok to tte trenohaa after a 
 leave at hone - ttelr exproaaion of genuine nappinaaa at U 
 Khy,aaui,they look relieved, freed froo alavery! (Ho pauaaa for a 
 rettectinc - then continuea intensely) You ve boon tearing tte 
 and oraah o: tte big g guna,the rat-a-pet rivetting of tte 
 tte eraok of rifles, the whine of bull eta, the roar of bursting sheila. 
 Lvarythinc whirls ia a eonatant f overlah movement eruund you tte eerta 
 treat lee ana cuekoe bonooth your fee tj even tte derknosa ia only an inter 
 
 ittent phanoaena anatching greedily at tte earth between the wans of 
 one star shell and tteburating brilliance of the next; even tte nlg&t ia 
 goaded Into Inaonnla by the everlasting firaverka. Nothiog is fixed es 
 cort* In. Tte next moment of your life never attains to tte stability 
 of even a probable oeourenee. Tt hita you with tte epocd of a ballet* 
 passes through you, is L one. (Ha pauses) And than you cone out into tte 
 -A poaceful world you once know - for a reat - and it eaena as if yen 
 in thu toob af a pyramid orootea beioro t. a >ar6 tare 
 
" 
 
Tie hwa died of old ng; and in* sllonoo.lllEe the old Chin*** 
 tortore,dr*pa laarienly drop by drop - on your brela.- and thai yo 
 - you .vfc to Ukiak - au>ut the things you ou(tat to forgot - 
 
 -ayne -(1m a brlak velos - trying to rewae his frlond) Yea 11 
 used to the c.ulot after s bit. You re lettlap your impglnstloa rvi 
 1th ;ou. (Arnold lookc at bin rlt . r curious, ha^rard snila} Do ! 
 - It s a eurlou& oolaoldo 40 - I - . c Just tnlklne about you vlth a 
 frle..d of jours before you cane in. ".peak of tlic devil, jou kaov. 
 ho It 
 
 mold -(Indinerontly) I don t knee. 
 
 . nyne - noylaton. it s funna? you didn t run Into hln. 
 
 Arnold -(. ooi.i no Interest - as If He hadn t heard toe naa> X 
 ea* aasona in unlfona alng up the stair* - ulda t get a look at hie 
 faoo. rho did you nay it MS; 
 
 1 ayne -(Lnylnc cm.n mcls on the nrna) oylston - Herb oylston 
 man you ra 70*1 out of :;-> ana :*nd after Chateau h lorry vban yen 
 your load of ae<iala v ?ou o! 
 
 ..raolci -( tunuad; You don t mean - 
 
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 t-yno - -hat* a bjiaotl? *ao I do naaa. 
 
 ..mold -(.alo and e^alteu) Here - In tMs club - Herb? Cut thrt 
 lapoesible. Jiarb was dead, I tell you. 
 
 nync - You nay think ao; but you ll be dovbl? glad to hear he s 
 Tory auch nllTOnd he wrnts to see you and thank you for 
 
 Arnold -( -orerlnc his faoe with his hande) Ob Oodt 
 
id 
 
 v.aym* -(Alarmed) Jack! Vihat a the --rouble. 
 
 Arnold -(Controlling himself with an effort) Fothing - !* 
 brines it all bask. (His fingers flutter to his mouth. Ha 
 ly) Got a cigarette. Bobby ? 
 
 ayne - Taere - on Uw table 
 
 nld - TiianKa. die coca not toueU hia own boxes but plcka a oi- 
 garette fron his friend s ease and light* It. :ia takes a daep Inhale 
 and eonraences to talk volubly In a foroad too* aa if ha were trying to 
 cover up hia apparent indifference i.; th.; natter of ivoylaton) I m daaa 
 glnd to hear ebout liarb. o ha o nl!ve - rrnilly alive! It ! luartil 
 Ible. lie was svimine la hla ovn blood. I carried .dm over ay ahooldar* 
 
 I vaa aoc^od hi;A it . ogblvHe abuddara at the reoolleotlon bat talks 
 
 again, try tnr to droen hie ronoriee) T ll b Vnn fled to ass 
 hisi r-gain - damn glad* Herb a a corking ohap - one of the ^est* Ha sad 
 I were great ohuas over there. (He uta hla cigarette out and atioka it 
 hastily in hia pooket. ffayae eesa this and aeene nbout to apeak bat 
 thinks better of it* mold goes on in aa agitated tone) Tec .Barb s one 
 fine chap* That vaa aa a. ful aeca - the *oret ever - thnt \ntoau 
 Thierry affair* I ll have to toll you rbout It. EC ran out of olgarettee 
 you know - not a dam one in the rhsle oorapany - not a ar*okr> of may 
 desariptlon* It voa hall. Cpaakiag of smokes - you ve another fag, 
 haven t you, Bobby? 
 
 tayne -( .uiotlyj Oti the tablo ( Jask. 
 
 .Tuold - ihaniift.dio aai& takeft one :ro* ayaa a oase and puffs 
 ner ouslyj "You can t reftlise what a smoke coses to mean to you in s 
 first line trench. You d have to have been there, Pobhy. v<ni wondered si 
 my ar.oking now when I never had in the old days. T didn t nt first 
 
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JT 
 
 I lied te - hod te.I tell yoml Ton know - the stenoh and the llee 
 and the reet of It. A smoke takes year a&nd off thM.eenehov. 
 
 nyns -<::oo thin&ly) I kass it s s jo<xl thing. 
 
 Arnold -(Oo^lriningly) And tnet tine in that CTwtean "Merry treat 
 
 bnrrege 
 there was nothing. The dosche Jamah cut us off completely froa the rest 
 
 e4f> army. - not sroke In the whole oewpanyl *k> chance of 
 
 onot v;o only had emergency field rotlona and vhan they ~?.Te out 
 the toyr - toward -be and - .hose who were still unvoundod - were vild 
 rlth huT4*cr and third. I oan raaeaber Pllly terett - a corporal - 
 be vent west with a bullet throu h his heart later en t poor fellow - 
 laglnr sooo Idiotic neneetwe abobt boef tek pt orr am* 
 till it tirove you nearly nad u> lloton te hin. .-e cust hare 
 out of :^s heed. Ittt 1 didn t feel iiuneer or thiret at all. All X 
 v*a a waake - end not e ooe! (He puffs furieualy at his 
 
 - I ve read aoout your fanouc three dxya t Jaok. It was a 
 iou.j txilr.j but I san veil ivsglae ho* terrible it was nlse. 
 
 (; *olte*lyj Terrible? *\o ord for itl >n -aive.you 
 oouldn t knewt 7,e f d srouoh down in the aud with the trench rate 
 ing and so&aporing with fright over our feet - nipping et your legs - 
 while wo waited for the nst s untor attnok,woniflrine if the fosohe 
 get tiirough the next tiae,rittine w teeth to stick it oat* 
 artillery pl*yod hell with us* The world seuaed flying te bit** 
 oonaucalor.a of the bursting aholls - all about ne - would J 
 heart i-i ht baok Mgainst your spine. It mined shell ttpllnters. ten 
 kept falling, writhing etui groaning in the rmtok - onr>*G friends! - and 
 nothing t.o do. A little Italian private - Tony - he uaod to slag for 
 us in one? - uon t know hie eesond none a - used to be a bootblaok 
 
r 
 
 et hoot - was standing noar s A shall fragpcnt oasis dow sn his stall 
 his brslns spsttorsd sll over - (: huddsri**) - surer mj r.oe. Aad all 
 
 that tir.s act s cigarette - not s daoaod smoke of &ar kind - to tsJM 
 your ir.d off - all thsti 
 
 I 
 
 nyne -(worried by Arnold* rapidly laoreaalnc excitement) 
 to try nnd forest thocc unavoidable horrors, Taok. . ar has to bs 
 it is - until vs oak* an end to itf crever. 
 
 -(Favine this ronar aaido) Yem ve got to knee about lt,sU 
 you othere - then you* 11 eond ur tho things wo noed, smokes and tho root. 
 (He throve hie olfarette a ay and lights another) nd nt nights it was 
 frl L htful f expecting ft surprise nttsok every nimate - vatehin - strain* 
 Ing your cyost o had to lie the docd up a^tinat the rear wall of the 
 trench; end when jou*d etuiwblo in the dark you d put your haad oat east 
 touc r. - a face, or s log - or - coeethinc stloky with blood, "ot a 
 wink of sleppltou oouldn tt I :ven when the guns 1st up for r. oonsnt then* 
 were the aoroans of thr wouodod out la lio ; ana rand. Tlioy d keep the 
 dead a nits - lyiii out there dyin by bits* : ml you couldn* t ~o out to 
 t;ot thca in that fire. It was suicide* I told tho non tiiat. Thsy 
 to out and get their friends and I couldn t give _er Isr.lon. " e 
 nooded every toan* It wss suicide. ! told then so. They wept and 
 It was so* duty. They would have teen killed - uselessly. 
 
 ayne - ut you vent out y owes If - for Hoy 1 ton. 
 
 rioLd (V*t violy - thakinc hiu head) No; Roylston was dead. I SM 
 hin fall flat on his fsoa. hen after that for throe - rye T didn t so* 
 or hccr hire - so ho <*ust Jvvo bora dead* (T o hurrlor. or. volubly ac if 
 this thouht of . .oylhtor. disturbsd liim) I thoucht I d go nsuU ~ place 
 :or t!x \ ouruicd TO be oarod for - rocn? rnti t:!iric^s en all sidos! twA 
 

not a tlii..g to a wee!! vou ~-d to think - think boot til And the stench 
 of tlx: bodies letting in the ran between the Boeche trenoh md oure! Ood 
 And not a single olaerette,de jou Hnderetead? Hot oool You d fool 
 olear down to the ooles of your feel. You finally oe.ne to believe 
 were putrefying youreelf - rllret - and the living nn around you - they 
 too - rottenl 
 
 . a/no -(.\evoltod) /or heavona sake ,Jaek, out It out! 
 
 rnold - ol^aratte would iiave boon heaven - to fill your long* 
 with olefui aaoke - to cleanse tha steaoii out of your noatrllst ut oal 
 lot tho tlnUat butt 1 . Kot a dann thlnct Its unbelievable t Ooelnff MM 
 nnd r.orc oxoltod) . nri when the relief oano - our boye - n:xl I aa waap 
 li\C with tac joy of It - and I -rayad to tiiao - yeo*actually prayed - 
 ClTe -X3 a cl caret to, for roU a aakat ".at a ona,\j>>by t do you banr*^ Not 
 a blcesod one of then h*d any* "hare*d Leon a delay,* 
 one had oowe op with the supplloc. I waa wild* I ourced 
 ly rcnenberdd :^oylto. M d -*lven :r* one jvct before ve 
 had a whole case full I remembered, end ! knew tho apet here he went 
 down tho exact spot* "fter that - I forget. It s all a blnnk. T ouet 
 have (rone over tbc top and trouht aim taek. (Hi* voice sinks to a doll 
 :ie r.ctlcee tU:> iiali -arokici cigarette In his hand and throm* it 
 lth *oturo of loathing) 
 
 ayne (QMlafi at hlr with .torrlfled eyes/ Then that wee whj - ; 
 
 hoy Is too - for a cigarette - Qedl (As Arnold oldea his faoe In 
 bandc ltn a hmfl-eob ftayne fantene to edd oeetpeaeleaetely/ > Re, It 
 have v,ooa Umt. Vour Bind la alofc,old pel, do you keee it Very &leiu 
 Ceee slti: neJaok. Let* a get ou. of here. (He fete to ills feet putting 
 his hfind on hla friend 1 ; ehoulder) 
 
 mold -(Uettlac to ula feet - In agonised tenee) shet 
 
I 
 
cayinc? ! new*r talked about it Before - but that s Mia thou-ht that* 
 been oetlnc into ay brala,nobjy - what you Juat said. That s why X* 
 C0lu oad * thlnXin^ about it - da; and nightt (With frenslsd protest) 
 It oculdn t :re been thetl I oust here gone out for him - for 1IMI 
 I nuct hre suddenly realised thnt he we* out there - still llv 
 arferln^KBrwikixie dovn) But ho* asl< I lv* knon Uwt? I thought 
 ho vn dood. Iloo I ooji t 
 
 ayao -( ulcKljj You ua tiAo w.wn ho stood up, of courao - hm ho 
 triod to ct bs,ok to our liaoc. 
 
 rnoM -(KopolOhSl; * rlta a ^roan) 3s - no - I sav noono - nothfcg 
 
 . nyne -( . orcitlyj ?hon you Heard him soroaaitif oat 
 with ^Aia ia iila dslirium*7lU.ai(l 
 
 ..mold (ills oyoa wldonlue) "oroaniiig? 7es - thwre vra seroan 
 driving you sad - (His f&os contracts conruiaWely* To vwta his 
 with !:ia hands, rilo oyos chut in .la effort to vlj-v.ll :r t! ccons) T< 
 
 and thoa - Cod* one voloe - when all -he --t^iora wore ..ilsnt fo 
 seoorul - like tliia -( 10 ..-.rows his toad Look anu aoivenc ; IT in 
 ble 
 
 ?ayae -(. t. t- waiter ahrinka ^aek arnlnst a window torrfied) 
 top! 
 
 Arnold - (In a fronsy of Joyj I rensnber it all ;>ow. It was his 
 voice - "crt e - sereo- is^: - Just at tho nonent wo wero relieredt Than 
 T know he was out there m.lve. I oouldn t bear it! Twit s wh;- I went 
 pyer - to aewe hia - Herbt - not the <tawned cicarett^al (!!lr face It-hU 
 up nnd he ^robs abac s hnad at*c f :4i^?o it up arvi down) "Tiat s why I ve 
 been nlo i - c;uoar - jras? - off ny nut, lobby i Tlie^ -wci all been telling 
 
,M 
 
hat a :-tro I vno - .- i.d I t:. ntfit :V done it all for - I couldn t roost 
 
 bor hy I*d rons for hln - except the cigarottos - and they ** 
 
 dais for trevory - and all tho tlaa I *s boon eolne "** - slowly iasU 
 
 * thlafclnc I B darnod aurt Cut ao I knov, r fcby. ? riMtaUir 
 
 bit thnt happaiMd. I htwrd hl ooreiut - and T did go oror to 
 
 iobl$-l ".AnVc oodt (5Se alnka doa>n vnck into a ehalrwek but rndltwtt) 
 
 . ayno -( .uli>: i. . v r euro jou aid. It* a only a touch o/ 
 otusr Tool aoLLoa iiito your uaud. (. itii a &*ia) Aad now X oai 
 
 loyltttoo a^poara iu t.to u^orv^.y. .lieu bo OCAS . r aok iio lv*a a 
 of del -f.it anJ rugose OTOT throning liiu orraa around . mold in n boar Isn 
 
 c.-lutou -(. .-^li. - iiici ai f octionat*!^ ; "ello.Jpckl ( Ic holds hia 1 
 . length - niUi enlau-rawiaaont ) Ik re ;\>v; arc : t last I ve wanted t< 
 eoo you - to try aiKi tell - to tr; oid Umnk - tlann itt (Ksx funblos in 
 tils pockst nnd pulla out his cipxrctto cnse wiilch ho of^ot^r. to Jack) It< 
 hard to spent nbout nuoh tliinpt - but ?* too - *YC r 3tfnrett 
 
 rnolu - *oi or. your lifoi >cver anathori A piyo or r.iao for 
 rott of j llfal (.* Uec*jcua i.ildlj to U miter) .loyv>ltari Bring ow 
 it t^allo.-. of fcinol r^uaouflafe it 1-. a totpotlf you navo uu,. nd povr it 
 tm-ou^ii a Jtruioar* or s .ru * oslsb: **i (I a* stoaia:id vaitor 
 atando ..piuc at ait iu j,>otrifiod noaaor as Jaok crabs Usrb*s boad and 
 It u^ am: down; Hot; sjre you, *rb,you old son oT A ^uu? 
 
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