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Updated: May 8, 2025
Lieutenant "Spud" Murphy was in charge of this, and his antics kept us all in roars of laughter he jumped around and "rooted" for those bombs as though they were his favourite players in the National League. When one went over, he would, like the rest of us, jump up on the firing-step to see it light.
Top-Sergeant Mahan, of the mixed French-and-American regiment known as "Here-We-Come," was squatting at ease on the trench firing-step. From that professorial seat he was dispensing useful knowledge to a group of fellow-countrymen-newly arrived from the base, to pad the "Here-We-Come" ranks, which had been thinned at the Rache attack.
Again, five minutes later: "Is that 'A' Company?" "Yes, sir." "Has your officer returned yet?" "No, sir. I will notify you when he does." This sort of thing went on until nearly one o'clock in the morning. Towards that hour, Bobby, who was growing really concerned over Angus's prolonged absence, cut short his august interlocutor's fifteenth inquiry and joined his Sergeant-Major on the firing-step.
"Not too much of it, or the Turk will think we're nervy, and begin to suspect not too little, or he'll wonder if we're moving." In silence the relief of my company was effected. The men of the 13th Division, who were taking over our line, replaced one after another my men on the firing-step, and kept the negligent fire unbroken.
And Doe came up to me, saying almost enviously: "You've killed your man, Rupert. Congratulations." Without answering I stood on the firing-step again, and looked at the limp form of my victim. It was dead beyond question, shapeless and horrible. I took my platoon back to the Bluff, dismissed it, and going up to my dug-out door, stood there for a moment thinking.
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