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Updated: May 14, 2025
In the night-stillness the catch from Archilochus rang lustily. “By my spear I have won my bread, By spear won my clear, red wine, On my spear I will lean and drink,— Show me a merrier life than is mine!” The trolling called Glaucon back to reality. Guided by Sicinnus, who knew the stations of the Greek fleet better than he, a second time they came beside the Spartan admiral.
He was well up the first ridge when a sharp report broke the night-stillness and brought him to an abrupt standstill. It was followed by another, then three, four a number of shots in succession. It was not loud enough for a 30-30. It was the six-shooter! "For close work!" she had told him tersely.
We elders kept together staidly, as became the gravity of our years; but the young people save two of them frolicked on ahead and took again with a will to singing noëls; and from afar we heard through the night-stillness, sweetly, other home-going companies singing these glad Christmas songs.
A few more notes from the organ, and then, as night-stillness in a wood is broken by the nightingale, so upon the silence of the church a boy-alto's voice broke forth in obedience to the choirmaster's uplifted hand: "Then, I said I said "
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