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"Your fine civilian clothes, my lad," he said, "will have to lie a bit longer in the chest." He picked out Wolf's things from the bundles scattered about the room, and threw them over the reservist's shoulders. "There," he said mockingly, "that will suit your complexion better. And what'll suit you best of all is a convict's grey suit.
One of the old reservists was telling me of talk of an army of women marching to the front to learn the truth of the situation." "If you don't stop leaning on me I'll give you a punch you'll remember!" exclaimed Pilzer as he rammed his elbow into the old reservist's ribs. "I beg pardon! It was because I am tired and sort of blank-minded," the old reservist explained.
''Tis your own fault, I had a mind to tell him, 'for not having looked after your business. Pounds and pounds of public money that Nanjivell must have drawn first and last for Reservist's pay, and nobody takin' the trouble to report on him." "I suppose," said Miss Oliver, "the man really is lame, and not shamming?" "The Lord knows, my dear.
The first was a counterfoil on which was written the Reservist's name and the date of posting the order; the second was a railway warrant requesting the railway company to furnish him with a ticket available by the most direct route from his place of residence to the depôt; the third was the order requiring him to present himself at the barracks on or before a certain date; and the fourth was a money-order for three shillings, officially called an advance, but virtually a present from a considerate Government.
And another group would be laughing and singing, not quite recovered from the means they had taken to drown regrets. Sitting in the window, one could trace the Reservist's progress from his entrance at the gate to his disappearance into quarters.
"They might communicate with each other by knocking or somehow," he said. "Better lock them up as far apart as possible." So Wolf was put into the cell nearest to the road, and Findeisen into one at the other end of the corridor. The corporal placed the reservist's uniform on a stool, and near by the pair of boots which had caused the dispute, still bearing traces of dust.
The Elbinger Zeitung, August 13th, contained a reservist's letter with this illuminating passage: "During the last few days everybody was in readiness; our linen, etc., had been packed and sent off in advance. On Friday, July 31st, the order arrived that I should present myself; mobilization had begun. With feelings of joy I changed into my uniform and rushed to join my company.
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