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Updated: June 11, 2025
"If I should take a prisoner," thought John Gayther, "I should make him walk in front of me." "Then Almia stepped forward; she had made up her mind, and she was very resolute. 'Gentlemen, said she, 'this cannot be. We are nearing the contending forces; there may be stragglers; and I do not wish to be left alone. You are both my prisoners. The two soldiers looked at her in utter amazement.
"Now something very important happened in the battle-field. The Commander-in-Chief rose in his stirrups and peered afar. Then, suddenly turning, he sent his only remaining follower with clattering hoofs to carry a message. 'He is making it worse! declared Almia. 'Now more brave men will fall; more blood will flow. "'Of course, said the Exceptional Pedestrian.
And, above the thunder of the hoofs, and the clinking and the clanking of the bits and chains, and the creaking of their leathern saddles, rose high the clarion voice of their leader, urging them on to victory or to death. "Almia had never been so excited in her life; she could scarcely breathe. This was the grandeur of glorious war!
"'Is there no way, she said in a gasping whisper, 'of stopping this? These two armies are like hordes of demons! Humanity should not permit it! "'Humanity has nothing to do with it, said the Exceptional Pedestrian. 'A declaration of war eliminates humanity as a social factor. Such is the usage of nations. "'I don't care for the usage of nations, said Almia. 'It is vile!
'If glory is your object, said the Exceptional Pedestrian to Almia, 'it would have been better if you had joined a regular corps of nurses. Then any meritorious action on your part would have been noted and reported to the authorities, and your good conduct would have been recognized.
The roar of the battle was increasing; reports of musketry as well as cannon rent the air, and the sharp whistling of rifle-balls could frequently be heard. Reaching a wood road, they followed this for some distance, Almia in advance, when suddenly they came upon a man sitting on the trunk of a fallen tree.
When this had been done she wrapped the arm in several folds of bandage, and the man having risen to a sitting posture, she gave him a small draught of brandy from her cask. "Almia now explained how she happened to appear upon the scene, and, addressing the wounded man, she said she hoped she could soon find some way of conveying him to a hospital.
'If you will permit us, said the soldier with the black hair, 'we two will go out and forage. Each of us will see to it that the other returns. "While they were gone the Exceptional Pedestrian conversed with Almia.
They had thrown aside their coats and vests, and each wore a broad leathern belt. Fiercely and swiftly their long swords clashed. Sparks flew, and the ring of the steel sounded far into the woods; but there was none to hear save Almia only, and her soul tingled with admiration and terror as the bright blades flashed against the background of semi-gloom which pervaded the woods.
And this was the decisive battle of the war! If I had been able to order my cavalry to charge, the enemy's left wing would have been cut from their main body. But for you, he continued, fixing his eyes upon Almia with a look of unutterable sadness, 'I should have done it. You have caused me to lose this battle. "Almia drew herself up, her heart swelling with emotion.
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