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There mayest thou unfold thy cold wings, but here thou art stifled and confined, like an eagle beating his wings, with a shriek, against the grating of his iron cage!" "A bad look out," said the staff-captain. "Look! There's nothing to be seen all round but mist and snow.
These observations made by his chief-of-staff caused the marshal to think, and he had started to question me about the enemy presence, which he still seemed to doubt, when a staff-captain by the name of Duplessis arrived, all out of breath, and announced that he had searched the whole area and had even been into the forest, and had seen not a single Russian.
I, standing there behind the door, fell to weeping too, that is to say, you know, not exactly weeping but just well, something foolish!" The staff-captain became silent. "Yes, I confess," he said after a while, tugging at his moustache, "I felt hurt that not one woman had ever loved me like that." "Was their happiness lasting?" I asked.
I had scarcely time to throw my felt cloak round me when down came the snow. I looked at the staff-captain with profound respect. "We shall have to pass the night here," he said, vexation in his tone. "There's no crossing the mountains in such a blizzard. I say, have there been any avalanches on Mount Krestov?" he inquired of the driver.
We "bushies" and "outbackers" from the Land of the Kangaroo stepped down into the mud-holes just vacated by an earl, several lords, and as noble and proud a regiment as ever won glory on a battle-field. The Prince of Wales was a staff-captain in the army of the Somme doing his bit in the mud and misery like the rest of us.
They started for La Folie, the Headquarters of the Staff-Captain of that zone, but they lost their way and got far out of the track, arriving at last at Breteuil. Coming to the woods a Military Police stationed at the crossroads told them: "You can't go into Breteuil because they have been shelling it for twenty minutes.
He was a staff-captain who had done his term as a "Political" in India, and had now taken on an Army job of a highly confidential nature. He was one of those men who, when they make up their minds to give you their friendship, give it handsomely and without reserve, and in a few weeks we had got on to the plane of friends of many years.
About November 5 the Brigade returned to the line for a few days before the Division was taken out. On that day I returned with the Staff-Captain and Capt. On the following day I walked nearly as far as the Steenbeke at Martin's Mill, and the ground around Langemarck was about as dreary and shattered as any that I have ever seen.
There stood the Salvationists in the road wondering what to do next. Then a hearty voice called out: "Are you locating with us?" and the military officer of the day advanced to meet them with a hand-shake and many expressions of his appreciation of the Salvation Army. "We are going to stay here if you will have us," said the Staff-Captain. "Have you! Well, I should say we would have you!
Suddenly the door of the dining-room swung open and a gruff voice demanded: "Who put up those tents?" The Salvation Army Staff-Captain stood forth saluting respectfully and responded: "I, sir." "Well," said the Colonel, "they look mighty fine up on that hill mighty fine! Splendid location for them splendid!
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