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Updated: June 16, 2025


But he recovered and with a kind of gasp he squeezed out a few more words: "Bill, forgive me for insulting you to-day I didn't mean it, Bill. Forget it, Bill, forget it! If you get killed without forgiving me, my conscience will always torture...." "For Christ's sake shut up, yer bleed'n' 'ypocrite," interrupted the gruff voice of "Bill" somewhere out of the darkness.

"We've done our share there were four hundred sleepers left, which makes ten journeys for each pair. If it doesn't work out it's because some of the others have been swinging the lead behind the stacks. We've carried our ten and aren't going to do any more." "Why d'yer let 'em swing it on yer? It's yer own bleed'n' fault! D'yer think I'm goin' ter stand over yer all day?

"Why can't they let a bloke sleep of a mornin'! they don't want yer ter be comfortable, that's what it is. I bet yer me bottom dollar the C.O. don't get up at this time! 'e don't get up afore ten or eleven, you bet yer life. 'E 'as eggs an' bacon for 'is bloody breakfast wi' a batman ter wait on 'im an' put plenty o' bloody sugar in 'is bleed'n' tea!

I'll smarten yer up a bit by Gawd I'll break yer bleed'n' 'earts afore I've done wi' yer by Gawd I will. When I tells yer ter do a thing yer've got ter do it, else there'll be trouble, Gawd strike me blind. Now then, let's see what yer can do." He gave his orders more slowly and performed each movement himself while we imitated him as best we could.

Robbing the dead was always a recognized thing at the front, but our Corporal, who was rather an unsoldierly individual, did not seem to think it quite the proper thing, and shouted: "What d'you want to rob the dead for? Why don't you leave them alone?" "What's it got ter do wi' you?" answered one of the treasure-seekers. "Why don't yer mind yer own bleed'n' business?

"Yer always bleed'n' well preachin' it's bad enough 'avin' Fritz over us without you bloody well rubbin' it in. If yer don't shut yer mouth, I'll come over an' shut it for yer, 'struth I will."

A squeaky voice retorted: "I've bin up since four in the mornin' workin' a bloody sight 'arder 'n what you 'ave. Yer never satisfied, yer bleed'n' lot o'...." The rest was drowned in a storm of derisive shouts. Then the men in the queue took up the argument again. "Yer too slow yer could'n catch the measles!" "You come an' do my job an' see 'ow yer like it!" "Do your job!

It gradually died down again, although curses and resentful remarks were still frequent. "'Tain't worth eatin' when yer do get it!" "Bleed'n' stew, I s'pose, 'nough ter make yer go queer!" "I wouldn't feed me dog on the stuff they give yer in the army I wouldn't 'ave the cheek ter orfer it to 'im." "Come on ... put a jerk in it" the cry was taken up again.

I 'ope 'e's got summat in 'is pockets arter we've bin takin' all this trouble." "Yer never find much on these 'ere Froggies, the rotten bastards. Fritz ain't so bad neither. I got a bloody fine watch orf a Fritz last year down on the Somme sold it to an orficer for thirty bleed'n' francs!" "Put yer stick under 'im an' 'eave 'im out!"

He was so hampered by nervous fright that he saluted awkwardly and with the wrong hand. There was loud laughter and the Sergeant, simulating an outburst of intense fury, roared at the unfortunate man, "Use a bit o' common sense, can't yer! Yer in the bleed'n' army now, yer not at 'ome wi' a nurse to look arter yer! Get back an' bloody well do it agin!"

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