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Captain von Wegstetten, as head of the battery; Captain Güntz, who had commanded it during Wegstetten's temporary absence; Senior-lieutenant Reimers and Lieutenant Landsberg, as officers in the battery; the sergeant-major and other non-commissioned officers: all united in giving Vogt the very best possible character.
Nearly all of them would have liked to show this last sign of respect to the comrade who had died so honourable a death; but to be on their feet for eight hours, and that after the fatigue of the manœuvres, was too much. Only three gave in their names: Count Plettau, Wolf, and Truchsess, Senior-lieutenant Güntz looked surprised.
One of the officers present, a captain of the pioneers, asked Vogt: "You had just been working very hard, had you not? had fixed the heavy wheel single-handed, and had run very fast to tell Senior-lieutenant Brettschneider? were you not very much exhausted and out of breath?" "Yes, sir." "I mean, you were rather over-tired and your eyes were dazed?" "Yes, sir."
When they came back from the practice-camp he rejoiced to be once more doing ordinary drill; for at this he knew he was especially good, particularly in the gun-drill. He would be able now to show the senior-lieutenant what a capable fellow he was. And this time they would have to be more than usually particular over the exercises; the colonel himself was going to review the sixth battery.
It would be difficult to find a greater contrast than that presented by Reimers and this Senior-lieutenant Güntz; externally and internally they differed radically. Reimers was tall and lean, with golden-brown hair, and a noble, but somewhat melancholy expression; Güntz was small and very fair, with a tendency to stoutness, and with a red jovial face like the full moon.
Falkenhein rode slowly along the ranks, taking stock of everything with his sharp eyes; then he spoke: "Senior-lieutenant Güntz, be kind enough to continue!" It was a lucky day. Everything went like clockwork; there was not a hitch, not the smallest oversight. At the conclusion of the exercises the colonel ordered the officers and non-commissioned officers to come to him.
Towards the end of March Reimers was turning over the pages of the Weekly Military Gazette before dinner, when he saw the announcement that his dear friend Senior-lieutenant Güntz was to rejoin his regiment on April 1st. The red order of the Eagle was to be given to him upon the expiration of his work in Berlin. Güntz to return!
"I'm going for my ride now It was postponed on account of the announcements to-day." "That'll do nicely, my son," said Güntz; "that will put you right again." And he looked on smiling as the new senior-lieutenant swung himself into the saddle.
A few weeks later Senior-lieutenant Reimers had a consultation with the surgeon-major, Dr. Andreae. "What you tell me, doctor," he said at the end, "is very much like a death-sentence, so far as a man's domestic happiness is concerned. He must never hope to found a family?" "No," replied Andreae; "a decent man does not marry under such circumstances.
Then the train ran round a corner of rock; the carriage swayed slightly, and the little station was out of sight. Güntz sat back sighing in his corner. He had been able to give his friend no consolation, and only one piece of good advice to work. Little Dr. von Fröben accompanied Senior-lieutenant Reimers to the examinations at the Staff College.
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